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"Rights-based Public Policies - Civil society experiences around the World", 2011.
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 from Brazil, India, Sri-lanka, Mexico, China, Cameroon, Mali and Senegal.
"Methods to claim your rights. Sample cases on housing, land and food rights", 2011.
- Methods to claim your rights. Sample cases on housing, land and food rights
This guide was completed within the framework of the programme for the exchange of experiences on economic, social and cultural rights enforceability approaches coordinated by Terre des Hommes France. It is based on stakeholders’ experiences with various practices, cultures and backgrounds in countries such as the Philippines, India, Brazil, Cameroon, Mexico and Senegal.
It aims to provide tools for civil society organizations to enable them
to assert and claim their rights.
"Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Enforceability Approaches", Proceedings of Bangalore International Conference, June 2009.
Organizations from Benin, Cameroon, France, Guatemala, India, Mali, the Philippines, Senegal and Togo shared their experiences regarding:
- the organization of civil society into a broad social movement,
- the monitoring of the Committee on ESC rights’ recommendations,
- the monitoring of administrative and judicial practices, and
- the mobilization for the ratification of the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
"Shadow report on economic, social and cultural rights: methodological guide", 2009.
This guidebook brings together the field experience of Terre des Hommes France’s old or recent partners such as Guamina, as part of the Malian ESC Rights Platform, Convergencia de Organismos Civiles (Mexico), FASE (Brazil), and PhilRights (Philippines) and the Impact Network in drafting a shadow report for presentation to the UN Committee on ESC rights.
"Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Enforceability Approaches", Proceedings of Bamako International Conference, April 2008.
Organizations from Benin, Cameroon, France, Guatemala, India, Mali, Mexico, the Philippines, Senegal and Togo shared their experiences on:
- the various steps of mobilising civil society on ESC rights (Setting up ESC rights platforms, Indicator setting with participative enquiries and collection of data, Lobbying, advocacy),
- the participation in the elaboration and modification of laws integrating ESC rights
- the drafting of shadow reports.
“Training on Your Rights: Modules on Monitoring Economic, Social and Cultural Rights”, PhilRights, 2006.
“Training on Your Rights” consists of four modules that will equip people with needed skills to monitor and document the realization or abuse of their rights. Also included are monitoring tools that can be used to document the extent of fulfillment of – or deficiency in – their economic, social, and cultural (ESC) rights.
The modules also offer an extensive input on basic human rights and five focus ESC rights namely rights to work, food, health, housing, and education.
"Frequently asked questions on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights", Fact Sheet n°33, Office of the United Nations, High Commissioner for Human Rights, 2009.
“Modalités de dialogue entre société civile et Etat pour l’élaboration, la mise en œuvre et le suivi des politiques publiques de réduction de la pauvreté et des inégalités”, Héraud-Arouna M., Brouillet A.-S., Huyghebaert P., (coord.), 2007, Document de travail réalisé par Heraud-Arouna M., avec la collaboration de Diallo M., Koumaré M., Lambert A., Niang T., Sossou M.A., Réseau IMPACT, Paris.
"Lutte contre la pauvreté et Droits de l’Homme. Une approche de l’extension de la protection sociale en termes de droits économiques, sociaux et culturels".Réseau IMPACT, coordinated by Anne-Sophie Brouillet and Marc Lévy, December 2005, 86 p. Part II specifically deals with the Malian experience.
"L’exigence sociale des droits économiques, sociaux et culturels (DESC) : les rapports alternatifs établis par la société civile comme contributions à la mise en oeuvre des obligations internationales des États". Réseau IMPACT. A report by Rémi Fernandez on the Round Table (12 July) organised in partnership with IMPACT Network, Terre des Hommes France and the Organisation internationale de la francophonie, for the 2nd World Forum on Human Rights in Nantes, 10-13 July 2006, 20p.
"Circle of Rights. Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Activism: a training resource. ", The Human Rights Resource Center- University of Minnesota, 2006.
"Monocultures and Human Rights", guide for documenting violations of the right to adequate food and housing, to water, to land, and territory related to monocultures for industrial agriculture production.
Published by FIAN and HIC Latin America, June 2009.
"Critical Report n°2: The optional protocol to the International covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights",Part of a series of the Human Rights Programme of the Europe-Third World Center, November 2008.
"The right to work", Part of a series of the Human Rights Programme of the Europe-Third World Center, 2008.
"The right to housing", Part of a series of the Human Rights Programme of the the Europe-Third World Center, 2007.
"The right to health", Part of a series of the Human Rights Programme of the Europe-Third World Center, 2006.
"The right to food", Part of a series of the Human Rights Programme of the Europe-Third World Center, 2005.
"The global food crisis and the right to food", Part of a series of the Human Rights Programme of the Europe-Third World Center, 2008.
"The rights of peasants", Part of a series of the Human Rights Programme of the the Europe-Third World Center, 2009.
The right to water", Part of a series of the Human Rights Programme of the the Europe-Third World Center, 2009.
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