Initiative for Social and Economic Rights

Regional Conference -The Africa We Want: Reclaiming Public Services in Africa
2023-08-29 - 2023-08-31
The Initiative for Social and Economic Rights (ISER) in partnership with the African Coalition for Corporate Accountability (ACCA) of the Center for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria will host the conference whose theme draws inspiration from the recent General Comment No 7 of the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights which acknowledges African states primary obligation to provide public services for their people and provides a framework to regulate private actors.
This conference aims to bring together a diverse range of human rights advocates, civil society actors, academics, practitioners, community members, and policymakers. Together, we will explore the need to reclaim public services in Africa and the impact of commercialisation and privatisation on social services, including, their profound implications on the full enjoyment of human rights, particularly, health, education, water, and electricity, among others.
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Online: Livestream on Zoom & Youtube. Register at https://tinyurl.com/uuztdnkr

10th Annual National Economic Social and Cultural Rights (ESCRs) Conference
2023-09-14 | Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda
The 10th Annual ESCR Conference will focus on human capital development, particularly the cost of education during the span of the current National Development Plan (III). It aims to serve as a platform for stakeholders countrywide to reflect on the cost of education and its broad implications on the realization of the NDP III targets under the sector.
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WEBINAR: Digital Governance:Who Gets Counted?
2025-02-20 08:00 - 17:00 (Africa/Kampala)
The Webinar will explore how digital ID systems in Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda are shaping access to services & what this means for human rights.
REGISTRATION: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/CmdXmWpWRRKZtaHHNDzixw

Civil Society Capacity-Building Workshop on Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and Human Rights
2025-03-05 08:00 - 17:00
5th March 2025

Multi stakeholder dialogue: Centering safeguards in Uganda digital transformation
2025-03-06 08:00 - 17:00
Date: 6th March 2025

Media Training on Maternal Health Violations in Healthcare Settings
2025-03-11 08:00 - 17:00
Date: 11th March 2025
