Center for Economic and Social Rights
We are an international organization harnessing the power of human rights. Our goal: To build an economy that works for people & the planet.
- 📍Geneva | At today’s #Beijing30 & #RightToDevelopment side event, our Director of Program @drmariannaleite.bsky.social reminded us: “Beijing is the bare minimum. Without binding rules, public financing, and human rights accountability, it risks becoming a ceiling—not a springboard.”
- "The current international financial architecture perpetuates historical injustices and exacerbates global inequalities. #FfD4 presents a critical opportunity to reshape this system through a human rights lens", @mariaronbalsera.bsky.social at #FinancingOurFuture @feps-europe.eu
- 🌍 The global financial system is overdue for transformation. Join us tomorrow for #FinancingOurFuture—a high-level dialogue ahead of #FfD4 on reshaping finance for people, planet & justice. 🕐 8AM ET | 4PM BST 🎟️ Register: bit.ly/FfD4FEPS
- “Sovereign debt restructuring today lacks fairness, coherence & predictability—shaped by creditor-dominated, ad hoc processes that fail to prioritize people’s rights or countries’ obligations to them” our Global Partnerships Lead, Mahinour El Badrawi #FfD4People
- Happening today! Civil society & UN delegates meet to demand a financial system that works for all. Join us online to talk global finance, human rights & sustainability. 🕒 3–4:30pm ET 📡 Join: bit.ly/3Golft7 #FfD4People
- Pope Francis’ economic message was clear: cancel unjust debt, fight inequality, and build an economy centered on human dignity. As the Jubilee approaches, his call for structural change remains urgent. ➡️ Read more in our latest blog: bit.ly/4cUTDbw
- 🚨 Next Monday: 📣 Join us in NYC or online to discuss what a human rights lens can bring to #FfD4 📍 In person: bit.ly/4iua0wI 💻 Online: bit.ly/4ixl6kz
- 🚨 Next Monday: 📣 Join us in NYC or online to discuss what a human rights lens can bring to #FfD4, with Mahinour ElBadrawi, Luke Holland, @sergiochaparro.bsky.social, and @unhumanrights.bsky.social's Rio Hada 📅 April 28, 2025 🕓 4:45PM ET 📍 In person: bit.ly/4iua0wI 💻 Online: bit.ly/4ixl6kz
- “Our new report finds a common descriptor across many institutions is still gender-blind approaches—a failure to recognize the gendered impacts of economic policymaking,” Christian Aid’s Emma Burgisser #CSPF #SpringMeetings 🔎 Read in full: bit.ly/MMMreport
- “We’re told that selling raw minerals for the Global North’s energy transition will bring development. But mega-mining depletes biodiversity. You can’t solve climate change by destroying ecosystems,” Equidad's Emilia Reyes at #CSPF #SpringMeetings 📡 Follow: bit.ly/reimagineifis
- 🚨 “When a climate shock hits, countries with high debt have less fiscal space to respond—so they borrow again. Climate finance mostly comes as loans, worsening the crisis. Debt drives extractivism to repay creditors” — @latindadd.bsky.social's Daniela Berdeja Ruiz 📡 Follow: bit.ly/reimagineifis
- “Austerity is often prescribed as a remedy for economic distress, but it shifts the burden from institutions to households—and within them, disproportionately to women, through unpaid care work.” — @menafem.bsky.social's Imène Cherif #CSPF #SpringMeetings ➡️Watch: bit.ly/reimagineifis
- Starting in 25 minutes! 📡 Join the live stream: bit.ly/reimagineifis
- [TOMORROW at #SpringMeetings] Join us, Equidad, @menafem.bsky.social , @christianaiduk.bsky.social, and more: 🌍 Reimagining IFI Governance for Gender & Climate Justice 🕝 2:30 PM ET 📍 World Bank Building (I 2-220) 📡 Live stream: bit.ly/reimagineifis
- [TOMORROW at #SpringMeetings] Join us, Equidad, @menafem.bsky.social , @christianaiduk.bsky.social, and more: 🌍 Reimagining IFI Governance for Gender & Climate Justice 🕝 2:30 PM ET 📍 World Bank Building (I 2-220) 📡 Live stream: bit.ly/reimagineifis
- We’re following “International tax cooperation: giving up or doubling down?” live from the #IMF Civil Society Policy Forum. 📡 Join the live stream: imf.zoom.us/j/9237035821...
- ➡️ New zoom link: t.co/0sNv1Dj7fw
- ➡️ TODAY: as the #UNTC process advances we stand at the brink of unprecedented transformation. What will come next? Let's explore this question with a stellar panel of global voices. 📡 Join online: bit.ly/3GxoJcN
- “Private creditors are never willing to lower the interest rate. They want debt sustainability—and they want high interest rates. And they also believe that markets work perfectly. If you can square that circle, you deserve a Nobel Prize,” @josephestiglitz.bsky.social
- "Research shows interest rates [charged to countries in the Global South] cannot be justified by the default rate. Capital markets are not working the way theory suggests." Professor @josephestiglitz.bsky.social at the #DebtPaperSeriesLaunch #IEJ
- “Countries are defaulting on their development through crises not of their making”, Dr. Penelope Hawkins, UNCTAD Senior Economist #DebtPaperSeriesLaunch
- "For any Argentine person,the name and face of the IMF Managing Director is more familiar than knowing their Minister of Education—because the impact on their lives is more significant", our Research & Policy Lead María Emilia Mamberti at the #DebtPaperSeriesLaunch
- "Human rights allow us to see that the debt debate is not only between creditors and debtors—it also involves the rights of people living in debtor countries," our Research & Policy Lead María Emilia Mamberti at the #DebtPaperSeriesLaunch
- The #IEJ #DebtPaperSeries is out! Our joint paper shows how debt restructuring can uphold human rights—so countries aren’t forced to choose between repaying creditors & protecting people. 📘 Read: bit.ly/3GhRyKe 🔗 Full series: iej.org.za
- ⏰ Starting in a few minutes! Join us online: bit.ly/3Ymwmt1
- 🚨 Happening tomorrow! Join us online (bit.ly/3Ymwmt1) or in person in DC (bit.ly/3YmylNZ) #SpringMeetings
- Can sovereign debt restructuring uphold human rights and economic justice? Join @josephestiglitz.bsky.social, Zane Dangor & more for a bold conversation on rethinking the rules. 🔊 Join us online (bit.ly/3Ymwmt1) or in person in DC (bit.ly/3YmylNZ) 📅 Apr 21 | 3–5 PM ET
- The sovereign debt crisis is a human rights issue, and it’s time we treat it like one. Join us as we launch a new paper series w/ @josephestiglitz.bsky.social, #ZaneDangor, and a powerhouse panel. 📡 Online: bit.ly/3Ymwmt1 📍 DC: bit.ly/3YmylNZ
- Can sovereign debt restructuring uphold human rights and economic justice? Join @josephestiglitz.bsky.social, Zane Dangor & more for a bold conversation on rethinking the rules. 🔊 Join us online (bit.ly/3Ymwmt1) or in person in DC (bit.ly/3YmylNZ) 📅 Apr 21 | 3–5 PM ET
- We welcome the UN's Human Rights Council recent resolution on #ESCRights, which strengthens the link between human rights and fiscal policy 💪 It represents meaningful progress in recognizing tax justice as essential to fulfilling states’ human rights obligations. Our analysis in full ⬇️
- 💡 30 years after Beijing, are we still settling for symbolic commitments on gender equality? Our latest blog reflects on #CSW69 and calls for binding, financed, intersectional rights frameworks to move forward. Read and share ⤵️
- Will #FfD4 in Seville deliver real change—or reinforce the status quo? We analyzed the conference's First Draft and we break down: 🔸 What’s in the draft—and what’s missing 🔸 Why civil society must step up now to push for real change Read in full ⤵️
- 🇪🇨 Economic injustice in Ecuador is a human rights crisis. Austerity, regressive taxes & debt are deepening inequality—but movements are fighting back. 🔊 In the 2nd edition of #KeyVoices, we speak with Eva Martínez-Acosta from CDES. Read the interview ⤵️
- 💡 What is a #HumanRightsEconomy and how can it transform the way we think about economic justice? CESR & 6 allies have launched a joint explainer on how rights can reshape economies to serve people & the planet 🌍 📖 Read more & contribute: bit.ly/3DGaFgc
- "Human rights standards fill gaps: they are the entry point to cover many of the critical issues left out of the #UNTaxConvention terms of reference", @mariaronbalsera.bsky.social at #WEFtakeaways See our analysis of the #UNTaxConventions ToR and next steps here: www.cesr.org/convention-c...
- "By anchoring international tax systems in human rights law, the #UNTaxConvention can ensure that tax systems are fair, transparent, and accountable", our Executive Director @mariaronbalsera.bsky.social at #WEFtakeaways
- "For the 1st time there is a real opportunity to rewrite the rules of global tax governance through an inclusive, democratic process" @menafem.bsky.social's @shereentt.bsky.social introduces the conversation on the outcomes #WEF and how to change the world's economy— 📡 join at bit.ly/43MoIvh
- "People are now understanding what happens to our societies and the most marginalized when we allow billionaires and the ultra rich to grab all the wealth and the power", Fight Inequality Alliance's Jenny Ricks
- "The current tax system -about 80 to 100 years old- was created without the participation of developing countries, many were not even independent", @icrict.bsky.social's commissioner Irene Ovonji-Odida on the historical importance of the #UNTaxConvention
- ⌚️ Starting in a few minutes! 📡Join us at bit.ly/43MoIvh @mariaronbalsera.bsky.social
- "States must abolish regressive tax policies & must implement gender responsiveness by ensuring that gender-specific goods and services have zero value-added tax " @mariaronbalsera.bsky.social #TheHumanRightToCare #CSW69 @psiglobalunion.bsky.social
- "All states must recognize, guarantee, and respect the right to care", University of Buenos Aires' Laura Pautassi #TheHumanRightToCare
- "We are demanding a just distribution which requires a redistribution of the responsibilies across care actors: Within families, within communities, and between the private sector & the state" Daniel Bertossa @psiglobalunion.bsky.social #TheHumanRightToCare
- We join the Global Days of Action on Tax Justice for Women's Rights highlighting the role of taxation in promoting equality, rights, and protection for all women and girls. Read the blog post by @mariaronbalsera.bsky.social & Martha Hungwe ⤵️ #ProgressiveTax4Care
- 📢 The rich and multinational corporations must pay their fair share to fund the social organisation of care! 🗞️ Read @cesr.bsky.social’s blog exploring demand 1 of the #ProgressiveTax4Care campaign: bit.ly/4iCrZRY
- Next week: 📢 Join us for to discuss the right to care in Beijing+30 Global Commitments 🗓 March 12 | ⏰ 8:30 AM ET 🌍 EN & ES 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4bH7r8Z
- 📢 Join us for a #CSW69 parallel event: The Human Right to Care in Beijing+30 Global Commitments It’s time to recognize care as a human right & demand just economic policies. 🗓 March 12 | ⏰ 8:30 AM ET 🌍 EN & ES 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4bH7r8Z
- After decades of work by CESR & allies, the UN's #CESCR has issued a landmark statement recognizing taxation as key to human rights. It sets a new global standard: states must combat inequalities & uphold rights through just fiscal policies 🌎 Read more ⤵️
- Our Executive Director, @mariaronbalsera.bsky.social, is joining #FiCS2025—a global convening of public development banks We join the call for financing decisions to be grounded in human rights, community leadership, & environmental sustainability 🌍 #RightsBasedEconomy @rightsindevt.bsky.social
- The #FfD4 process must be transparent & inclusive. Shutting out civil society weakens accountability & ambition. The world is watching—#KeepCSOsInTheRoom✊🔍
- "Human rights are an underutilized tool in the promotion of tax justice. As @josephestiglitz.bsky.social hinted, it's time to rethink the role of the economy," our Executive Director @mariaronbalsera.bsky.social at #TaxThePower
- "In the absence of ambition in the finance track of the #G20 we must keep the issue of global tax reform alive and on the agenda. Shadow activities in 🇿🇦#SouthAfrica can ensure that it remains alive," IEJ's @gilad-isaacs.bsky.social 📡 Follow the live stream: bit.ly/3WWL2OD #TaxThePower
- "International cooperation still matters. There are some intractable issues that can only be discussed at the UN," @icrict.bsky.social's Irene Ovonji-Odida discussing #UNTC at the Vatican #TaxThePower
