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Organisations and websites dedicated to economic, social and cultural rights.
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Corporations and human rights
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". . . even though States have the primary responsibility to promote and protect human rights, transnational corporations and other business enterprises, as organs of society, are also responsible for promoting and securing the human rights set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights"
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Health and Human Rights
- The human right to health presents a vast and complex set of interlinking issues because health and well-being are intrinsically connected to all stages and aspects of life. By ARUN KUMAR MALIK, UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD.
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International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) Listserves
- ESCR-Net actively supports the following working groups, initiatives, and discussions groups. We hope that you will consider becoming involved in one or more of these groups. Also, we encourage you to consider subscribing to the monthly bulletin of Dignity International (http://www.dignityinternational.org), an ESCR-Net member that is providing training and resources to strengthen human rights in development.
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What are the links between the Olympics and workers' rights?
- A look at the Play Fair at the Olympics Campaign.
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Anti-Slavery International
- Anti-Slavery was set up in 1839 with the specific objective of ending slavery throughout the world. It is the world's oldest human rights NGO. Despite our many successful campaigns, slavery continues to exist in the 21st century. Anti-Slavery's work is divided among three teams: Programme, Communication and Information, enabling us to work effectively towards achieving our goal of a slave-free world.
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Business and Human Rights
- An independent organisation in partnership with Amnesty International Business Groups and leading academic institutions.
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Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion
- The Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) is one of the London School of Economics and Political Science's research centers, and performs research into five programmatic areas, including the dynamics of low-income areas and social networks and social capital. For persons with a broad interest in sociology, social work, urban change, and interpersonal dynamics, the CASE website will warrant several visits. Users of the site can browse through sections that offer detailed profiles of the CASE mission and the organization's staff members, learn about events sponsored by the group, and read and download some of its most research publications, such as working papers and policy briefs. Some of CASE's more compelling recent works include such pieces as "Urban Social Exclusion in Transitional China" and "Ethnic Segregation in England's Schools".
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Globalization and Human Rights - Video
- This one hour documentary is hosted by Charlayne Hunter-Gault and explores the effects of the globalized economy on international human rights concerns and standards.
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Human Rights and Asian Values, by Amartya Sen
- Nobel Prize-winning philosopher Amartya Sen argues that human rights are neither a uniquely Western phenomenon nor a hindrance to economic development, the charges usually leveled against those who seek to implement human rights in Asia. He points to intellectual strands within Asian thought that value human rights (PDF 1.37 MB, 35 pages).
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iAbolish - The Anti Slavery Portal
- The American Anti-Slavery Group (AASG) is America's leading human rights group dedicated to abolishing modern day slavery worldwide. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the historic center of the American abolitionist movement, we work to extend the wave of emancipation to the millions of people trapped in bondage. Our efforts center around building public awareness, leading advocacy campaigns, and empowering survivors and activists.
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International Labour Organisation
- The International Labour Organization is the UN specialized agency which seeks the promotion of social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights. It was founded in 1919 and is the only surviving major creation of the Treaty of Versailles which brought the League of Nations into being and it became the first specialized agency of the UN in 1946. The ILO formulates international labour standards in the form of Conventions and Recommendations setting minimum standards of basic labour rights: freedom of association, the right to organize, collective bargaining, abolition of forced labour, equality of opportunity and treatment, and other standards regulating conditions across the entire spectrum of work related issues.
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International Network for Economic, Social and Cutural Rights
- The International Network on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) is a collaborative initiative between groups and individuals from all regions of the world working to secure economic and social justice. It seeks to promote the recognition of all human rights but with a specific focus on economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR). Through ESCR-Net, groups and individuals can exchange information, develop a collective voice, amplify their actions, develop new tools and strategies using an ESCR approach in working to eliminate poverty, and promote and advocate for fair economic, social and cultural policies and practices at all levels.
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The Democracy Center
- The Democracy Center works globally to advance human rights through a unique combination of investigation and reporting, training citizens in the art of public advocacy, and organizing international citizen campaigns. Through all of these efforts the Center is working to help build a global citizenry that understands the public issues before it and is able to take effective public action. A special emphasis of our work is economic globalization and the movement for global democracy and justice.
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United Nations: Economic Commission for Africa
- Working on creating meaningful and equitable social and economic development in parts of the developing world can be difficult, and often tests the mettle of the most experienced professional in the field. One organization that works in this area is the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), established in 1958 under the administrative direction of the United Nations. As the regional commission of the United Nations in Africa, the ECA "is mandated to support the economic and social development of its 53 member states, foster regional integration, and promote international cooperation for Africa's development".
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Universal Income Trust of Aotearoa NZ
- A nonprofit certified charitable educational Trust, dedicated to the promotion of economic rights, and formally established in February of 1998.
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