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UN Secretary General backs calls for human rights-based post-2015 agenda 17 Aug 2013 | 10:41 am
Statement: Key report to General Assembly outlines Secretary General's vision of 'a world we have a right to expect'.
Accountability in the Post-2015 Development Framework: What role for National Human Rights Institutions? 14 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Thanks to their unique bridging role between the government and civil society, together with their human rights expertise, NHRIs can play a key role in the post-2015 framework.
Human rights and social justice: the in(di)visible link 31 Jul 2013 | 11:11 am
Op-ed article: CESR Executive Director Ignacio Saiz and CESR Chairperson Alicia Yamin challenge outdated notions regarding human rights and social justice in an Open Democracy op-ed article.
Egypt: No freedom without social justice 30 Jul 2013 | 12:09 pm
Austerity and repression of social protest, core concerns in Rights Commissioners 30 Jul 2013 | 12:09 pm
Untitled 24 Jul 2013 | 12:16 pm
Untitled 24 Jul 2013 | 12:16 pm
Vienna at 20: international meetings look to future of human rights 24 Jul 2013 | 12:16 pm
Vienna+20 declaration demands primacy of rights 10 Jul 2013 | 01:03 pm
Joint declaration: CESR has joined a new civil society declaration released to mark the 20th anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Program of Action.