Legal Loopholes

Germany wants certified companies to be exempted from liability for negligence in the EU supply chain law. But certifications themselves are problematic.

Yemen: Authorities Failing to Protect People’s Basic Rights

Submission to UN Cites Dire Conditions, Bureaucratic Barriers to Aid

Major Victory for Immigrant Workers in the US

DHS Announces New Temporary Protections for Workers Fighting Labor Abuse

Submission to the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the Rights of the Child and Social Protection

January 2023

The UK: Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

72nd Pre-Session

Rwanda: Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

72nd Pre-Session

What Covid Teaches Us About the Cost-of-Living Crisis

Submission to the Australian Parliamentary Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade

Foreign Affairs and Aid Subcommittee on the Inquiry into Supporting Democracy in our Region

Nepal: End Mistreatment of Urban Poor

Policies against Street Vendors, Landless People, Begging Violate Rights

Housing Unaffordable for Half of US Renters

New Federal Data Highlights Lack of Affordable Housing

South African Leadership Makes Moves to Decriminalize Sex Work

Decades of Activism by Sex Workers Has Highlighted Dangers of Criminalization

UK Should Protect the Rights to Protest and Strike, not Undermine Them

Proposed Law Would Fundamentally Restrict Right to Free Assembly

Lebanon: Rising Poverty, Hunger Amid Economic Crisis

Government and World Bank Should Invest in Rights-Based Social Protection

Guinea: Ensure Respect for Rights in Massive Iron Ore Project

Simandou Project Threatens Land, Water, Climate