CENTER FOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS INC

IN 2023, CESR CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE BY LINKING PARTNERS ACROSS THE GLOBE TO STRATEGIZE AND WORK TOGETHER IN PURSUIT OF A MORE EQUITABLE AND RIGHTS-BASED GLOBAL ECONOMY. THIS INCLUDES CONVENING A COLLECTIVE OF ORGANIZATIONS FROM ECUADOR, MALAYSIA, SOUTH AFRICA, AND TUNISIA TO ADVOCATE FOR RIGHTS-BASED REFORMS TO THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL ARCHITECTURE THROUGH COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS, JOINT ADVOCACY, AND MUTUAL LEARNING. WE HAVE ALSO CONTINUED TO BUILD ALLIANCES AND BRIDGE MOVEMENTS THROUGH THE INITIATIVE ON FISCAL POLICY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN LATIN AMERICA.CESR CONTINUED ITS ADVOCACY WORK TO CHALLENGE UNJUST TAX, DEBT AND BUDGET POLICIES IN NUMEROUS COUNTRIES ACROSS THE GLOBE INCLUDING THE PHILIPPINES, ZAMBIA AND ACROSS LATIN AMERICA, WHILE ALSO ADVOCATING INTERNATIONALLY FOR FAIRER FISCAL POLICIES TO REALIZE HUMAN RIGHTS AND REDUCE INEQUALITIES. FOR EXAMPLE, WE'VE CARRIED OUT WORK ON FEMINIST FINANCING WITH PARTNERS IN ZAMBIA. WE ALSO UNDERTOOK ADVOCACY IN INTERNATIONAL FORA SUCH AS THE UN AND THE INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND. FOR EXAMPLE, WE WORKED WITH PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE GLOBE TO INPUT INTO THE DEBATES AND PROCESSES AROUND A UN TAX CONVENTION.CESR PROVIDED TOOLS, TRAINING AND SUPPORT TO SCORES OF HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVISTS AND DEFENDERS ACROSS THE GLOBE ON HOW TO MONITOR ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS AND ENSURE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THEM. THIS INCLUDED THE ONGOING APPLICATION OF THE DECODING INJUSTICE TOOLKIT. DECODING INJUSTICE WAS USED IN TRAININGS WITH PARTNERS IN THE PHILIPPINES, THAILAND, ZAMBIA AND ACROSS LATIN AMERICA. IT WAS ALSO THE FOCUS OF THE DECODING INJUSTICE LEARNING LAB, WHICH BROUGHT TOGETHER OVER 20 ACTIVISTS FROM ASIA, AFRICA, LATIN AMERICA, AND NORTH AMERICA TO PARTICIPATE VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS AND PEER LEARNING.