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🌎 At the #UNPFII25, leaders, defenders, and legal experts explored how the climate advisory opinions can become real tools for accountability, territorial defense, and self-determination. 👉 Read more in CIEL & @ESCRNet blog: ciel.org/advisory-opini…

📢 Next Thursday, the Independent Delegation of International Lawyers to Honduras will launch their report containing the findings & recommendations following their fact-finding mission in September 2025 ✏️Register here to attend the launch: bit.ly/4apR9Ro

The war in 🇮🇷& 🇱🇧 is leading to #FoodInsecurity, #EnergyCuts and a worsening #DebtCrisis in the Global South. 6️⃣5️⃣CSOs are demanding to * #StopTheWar * Grant finance * #CancelTheDebt * Suspend @IMF_news surcharges! eurodad.org/_stop_the_war_…

War in the MENA region is escalating, and its impacts are global. From energy to food systems, disruptions are deepening inequality and worsening the debt crisis in the G.South. 65 civil society organizations are demanding urgent, rights-based action. escr-net.org/news/2026/stop…

@MaryLawlorhrds Defensores de #DDHH advierten que este ataque forma parte de un patrón más amplio de creciente presión, vinculado a los intereses del gobierno de #NayibBukele en reactivar operaciones mineras en la región. Aquí el contexto: escr-net.org/es/news/2026/s…

He recibido noticias preocupantes sobre un ataque y incendio en una finca del Movimiento Unificado Francisco Sánchez-1932 (MUFRAS-32) en San Isidro, Cabañas, #ElSalvador en febrero. Las autoridades deben llevar a cabo una investigación exhaustiva para garantizar que este delito no quede impune @cancilleriasv

The story of María Roa, an Afro-Colombian leader, is one of the most-watched series on Netflix in Latin America. Learn about the union that is transforming the working conditions of domestic workers in Colombia. 👇@UtrasdSindicato 👇 escr-net.org/news/2026/we-m…

La historia de María Roa, lideresa afrocolombiana, es una de las series más vistas de Netflix en América Latina. Conoce al sindicato que está transformando las condiciones de las trabajadoras del hogar en Colombia. 👇@UtrasdSindicato👇 escr-net.org/es/news/2026/n…

🛜 Join the program! Most sessions are held online. From April 14–17, as global leaders convene at the IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings, we are advancing a collective agenda for economic justice, human rights, and climate action at #CSPF. 🔗 escr-net.org/news/2026/reco…

Detrás del éxito de la serie #MaríaLaCaprichosa hay una historia real de lucha colectiva. Trabajadoras del hogar en Colombia se organizan para exigir derechos, dignidad y reconocimiento. Hablamos con las lideresas de @UtrasdSindicato sobre este camino. escr-net.org/es/news/2026/n…

👊🏾Hacemos memoria, somos multitud. 📹 @Ayicesarita_ | CELS

50 años son muchas cosas. El horror presente en cada hallazgo, la verdad escondida por quienes callan. También son la memoria presente, la organización. Mañana vamos a la plaza a nombrar, a exigir, a hacernos parte de la historia que construimos. ✍️: cels.org.ar/web/2026/03/qu…

After a decade of struggle, nearly 400 villagers in Thailand won a landmark case against an Australian-owned gold mine. With support from @ManushyaFdn , the court ordered compensation, environmental remediation, and mine closure. shorturl.at/2NDcY

Land reform delays in #SouthAfrica are not just slow progress; they reflect a failure to address the legacy of apartheid. @CALS_ZA argues this inaction breaches constitutional & human rights obligations. escr-net.org/news/2026/sout…

In the early hours of Feb 26, the agroecological project of MUFRAS-32 in El Salvador was deliberately set on fire, destroying 25+ years of community work. This attack is part of the growing violence against land defenders. escr-net.org/news/2026/escr…

USA: Racial profiling and racist hate speech by political leaders heightened human rights violations against migrants and asylum seekers, UN committee warns ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

Our @ThutoGabaphethe and Lulama Madyaka discuss why South Africa is far from meeting its 2030 targets for land reform. As a member of @ESCRNet, we are intervening in litigation to address government's failures around land reform. Read more: dailymaverick.co.za/opinionista/20…

¿Puede el derecho penal utilizarse para resolver conflictos territoriales? El martes 10 de marzo presentamos un análisis sobre desalojos, criminalización de pueblos indígenas y el rol del Ministerio Público en Guatemala. 🇬🇹 Sigue la transmisión en vivo: @DPLF_info/streams" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@DPLF_info/str…

Celebramos un importante avance en esa lucha: el sobreseimiento definitivo de cinco líderes Garífunas, organizados al @ofraneh , de la comunidad de San Antonio, Colón, quienes fueron injustamente criminalizados por defender su territorio ancestral.