Center for Economic and Social Rights

11/08/2025

Starting now: live from San Juan, , our Research & Policy Lead, María Emilia Mamberti, discusses the human rights impacts of public debt in a conversation with ACLU Puerto Rico’s Annette Martínez.

Huge thanks to Comisión Ciudadana para la Auditoría Integral del Crédito Público for inviting us to their amazing Escuelita de la Deuda!

08/26/2025

💸 Billions promised for climate action are trapped in debt and corporate interests.

Our new guide (by CESR & La Ruta del Clima) gives activists, researchers and advocates tools to demand change.

🔎 Read and share:

August 26, 2025 Publications Tags: Climate justice Decoding Injustice Region: Global A guide to using data and human rights to confront injustice in climate finance The global climate finance system is failing the very people it claims to serve. While communities are flooded, displaced, and stripped...

03/20/2025

🇪🇨 Economic injustice in Ecuador is a human rights crisis. Austerity, regressive taxes & debt are deepening inequality—but movements are fighting back.

🔊 In the 2nd edition of , we speak with Eva Martínez Acosta (CDES) on corporate power, unfair policies & grassroots resistance.

💡 Read the interview ➡️ https://www.cesr.org/key-voices-defending-economic-justice-in-ecuadora-conversation-with-cdes-eva-martinez-acosta/

01/20/2025

On , we remember that a radically redistributive economic system is one that enables everyone to live with dignity, challenges structural inequality, and ensures resources are shared to uphold human rights for all

12/03/2024

This , join us in building a world where dignity is a right, not a privilege.

Together, we can challenge economic injustice and create systems that work for people and the planet 🌏 Donate now: bit.ly/givetocesr

06/17/2024

We’re excited to co-host this webinar this Wednesday! ⬇️

🔧 We'll discuss tools to strengthen gender equality, shift narratives, and advance the .

Don't miss out on "Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges" ✏️ Register here: bit.ly/RBEgenderequality

06/04/2024

📣 The application deadline has been extended until June 12 📣

An unjust economic system harms people’s rights, but there are ways to change it!

💪Join the Learning Lab, where you’ll find tools to transform how the economy works ➡ http://www.cesr.org/learninglab/

05/30/2024

If you work with communities facing multiple forms of inequality in economic and social rights, our Learning Lab is for you!

💪 Apply by June 7 to join a global cohort and develop skills for transformative advocacy (free of charge).

🔎 Learn more and apply here: cesr.org/learninglab

05/24/2024

📣 Applications for the 2024 Learning Lab are now open! 🌍 A unique space for activists who want to build evidence to transform the global economy.

💻It’s virtual, free, & in English, Spanish, & Arabic.
📅 Apply until June 7: http://cesr.org/learninglab

05/22/2024

🇧🇷 Our Co-Director of Program María Emilia Mamberti spoke today at Brazil's Ministry of Finance Civil Society Meeting on G20 and International Taxation.

❗️She emphasized how human rights, equality, and progressive taxation must ground international tax debates to ensure maximum resource mobilization.

05/17/2024

How can we dredge up the trillions needed for development and decarbonization? "The money is out there." 💡🌍

🚨 The Green Economy Coalition recaps our intervention at the in Kenya last week in a blog post by our ED Maria Ron Balsera ⬇️

How can we dredge up the trillions needed for development and decarbonisation? The money is out there - but redirecting it won't be easy

05/10/2024

🌍 Civil society stood united at the

Together, we challenged corporate capture & advocated for transformative change to the world's financial architecture. Find out more ➡️ https://bit.ly/4bazD2B