Changing rights into public policies

This document was drafted within the framework of the economic, social and cultural rights methods exchange programme (“ESC Rights Action”) lead by Terre des Hommes France. It deals with methods to impact public policies followed by stakeholders with various practices, cultures and experiences.

MEXICO CITY (21 June 2011) - "Although 7 out of 10 Mexican adults are overweight or obese, costing the country 0.5 per cent of its GDP, the agricultural and trade policies are still not aligned towards the need to support access to balanced diets," Olivier De Schutter said* on the last day of his official mission to Mexico. “The right to food will soon be recognized in the Constitution, an important achievement that I applaud. The next step is to adopt a national strategy for the realization of the right to food which can address the twin challenges of obesity and food poverty by improving consistency across the different policy areas that affect this right."

Presentation of the Malian ESC rights platform during the third international training session on the Economical, Social and Cultural rights
Dakar (20- 26 septembre 2010).
Contribution presented by : Mohamed El Moctar MAHAMAR
Charged of the Contents of the ESC rights Malian platform

Presentation of Senegal ESC rights platform during the third international training session on the Economical, Social and Cultural rights
Dakar, 20- 26 September 2010

Presentation of Manuel Canto from REMISOC during the third international training session on the Economical, Social and Cultural rights
Dakar, 20- 26 September 2010

Presentation of the Malian ESC rights platform during the third international training session on the Economical, Social and Cultural rights Dakar, 20- 26 September 2010

Presentation of Maria Elena Rodriguez coordinator of the DESC/FASE program during the third international training session on the Economical, Social and Cultural rights
Dakar, 20- 26 September 2010

Presentation of Basappa from HRFDL-K during the third international training session on the Economical, Social and Cultural rights
Dakar, 20- 26 September 2010

HRFDL-K is a forum of Dalit activists in Karnataka state and in this case has attempted to link state level rights violations toward influencing policies , both at State and National level

Presentation of Achille Ndaimai from the cameroonian ESC rights platform during the third international training session on the Economical, Social and Cultural rights Dakar, 20- 26 September 2010

Establisng Sound Institutional Processes on Bonded Labour at all Levels of Administration