[Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR)] : Our programme

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It was a programme of training on Economic, Social and Cultural (ESC) rights enforceability approaches which consisted in exchanging experiences in order to build methodological capacities and skills: How to enforce ESC rights? Through what kind of actions? With whom? etc.

We all have different types of experiences which complement each other. Our goal was to share these experiences and learn the ESC rights enforceability methods used by our colleagues in Africa, Asia and South America, in order to re-appropriate them when possible.

Activities

The project consisted in a three-year training cycle (2008-2011) during which training sessions were organised by social leaders who master a specific ESC rights claiming method. These sessions were directed towards other countries’ social leaders who have no - or insufficient - knowledge thereof.

1. An international training session every year

1rst training session, April 2008, Bamako (Mali)
Methods discussed: how to draft a shadow report, how to present the shadow report to the UN Committee on ESC rights, and the methods of participation in the drafting or amendment of legislations to have them include ESC rights

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ESC rights enforceability approaches, Bamako International Conference, April 2008

2nd training session : June 2009 in Bangalore (India)
Methods discussed: organising civil society into a wider social movement, monitoring the implemention of the UN Committee on ESC rights’ recommendations, monitoring and influencing the evolution of administrative and judicial practices and mobilisation towards the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

ESC rights enforceability approaches, Bangalore International Conference, June 2009

3rd training session: 2010 in Dakar (Senegal)
Methods discussed: Changing rights into public policies; the perverse effects of globalisation: the roles of public and private stakeholders; and influencing international private stakeholders.

2. Regional training workshops
A workshop was held in Africa and another one in Asia every year.

3. The implementation of local projects using the newly learned methods.

4. A continuous training via this website

5. Production of several methodological documents based on our partners’ experiences