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

The Africa We Want: Why African Governments must adequately finance quality public services

Will the budget look out for the common citizen?

Oral Statement to 73rd Ordinary Session of African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights (ACHPR)

Oral Statement at the 41st Session of the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC)

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LATEST PUBLICATIONS

Policy & Advocacy Brief

Using Community Structures to Improve Public Social Service Delivery at the Local Government Level

This brief showcases some of the achievements by ISER’s Community Advocates program over the years. Since 2016, ISER has been implementing a community-based model known as the Community Advocates (CA)...

Position Paper

CSO position paper on the tax bills for FY 2023-24

ISER is a member of the Ugandan Tax Justice Alliance under which we regularly submit positions on the annual tax bills that are before Parliament for approval. This particular paper...

Report

IMF Lending and the Road to Green Transition: One Step Forward, One Step Back

In recent years, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has portrayed itself as a climate champion through its flagship research publications, staff policy papers, public-facing factsheets, and speeches. But what does...

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