Initiative for Social and Economic Rights

Facilitating Social Justice

WE ENVISION A SOCIETY THAT ADVANCES SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE FOR ALL

OUR KEY AREAS OF FOCUS

Right to Education

Advocates for access to quality education for all children in Uganda.

Right to Health

Promotes the right to the highest attainable standard in physical and mental health as stipulated in human rights instruments.

Business & Human Rights

Enhances accountability by corporations for violations of economic, social and cultural rights

Economic Justice & Social Protection

A sound social protection system is also considered to be critical to economic inclusion and promoting human dignity.

CROSS-CUTTING AREAS

Community Participation & Social Mobilization

Access to Justice

Regional & International Mechanisms

Annual National Conference on ESCRs

LATEST NEWS

To Fund Quality Public Social Services, Decisively Deal with Corruption and Ensure the Rich and Corporations Pay their Fair Share of Tax

To Meet the Agenda 2063 Targets, African States Must Prioritize Quality Public Services

Open Letter to G20 Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors and the IMF: CSOs call for issuance of more SDRs and fairer distribution

UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) decries racial discrimination in global COVID-19 vaccine access

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LATEST PUBLICATIONS

Policy & Advocacy Brief

Getting children back to school: Emerging human rights issues from the nationwide reopening of schools in Uganda

The Government of Uganda closed schools for nearly 2 years in a bid to control the spread of the corona virus. This Policy Brief highlights a number of emerging education...

Position Paper

Financing Public Services: An analysis of the FY 2022/23 Budget

ISER’s analysis of the FY 2022/23 Budget and recommendations.

Report

Curb Illicit Financial Flows to Fund Quality Public Social Services in Uganda

This report discusses illicit financial flows (IFFs) in the Ugandan context, its manifestations and how to curb it. It seeks to contextualize the notion of IFFs and how they affect...

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