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

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Understanding the government's concessional loan bid

The impact of rising inflation in Uganda

Economists worried about state’s latest debt

African Commission launches landmark General Comment on public services

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LATEST PUBLICATIONS

Policy & Advocacy Brief

Leveraging Progressive Taxation to Fund Public Services

Public services within Uganda have remained considerably underfunded by government. A large part of this has been a result of limited revenue collections. But by taxing wealth more effectively, progressive...

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

Our Future is Public: Why the IMF and World Bank Must Support Public Services

This publication argues that international financial institutions such as the World Bank and the IMF are not doing enough to protect public services, despite their rhetoric arguing the opposite.

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