Economic Justice and Rights - Human Rights Watch
Mar 30, 2026 · The Economic Justice and Rights Division works to build just economies based on respect for human rights. We investigate how the global economic system both drives inequality that …
Economic Justice | Country Page | World | Human Rights Watch
May 28, 2025 · Economic justice considerations, including the rights to a living wage, housing, education, health care, clean environment, food, and safety, infuse the work of the US Program. …
UN Takes Novel Step to Fix Global Economic System
Sep 24, 2024 · From realizing people’s socioeconomic rights to tackling climate change, the laws and institutions that make up the global economic system are seen to benefit wealthy countries while …
States Take Steps Toward Reforming Economic Approaches with Rights
On April 3, the United Nations Human Rights Council adopted by consensus a resolution about “the realization in all countries of economic, social and cultural rights”. This year’s text ...
Poverty and Inequality - Human Rights Watch
Mar 17, 2026 · Respect for human rights is closely intertwined with addressing poverty and extreme inequality. Human Rights Watch research exposes how people experiencing poverty are often more …
Why We Need a ‘Human Rights Economy’ | Human Rights Watch
Mar 31, 2025 · What if, instead, economic decisions were made with people and the planet at the center? This is the idea behind the concept of a human rights economy, which means putting rights …
Human Rights Economy is Key to Address Multiple Human Rights Crises
Mar 14, 2025 · It unpacks the imperatives to increase international tax cooperation and address debt in order to increase the fulfilment of economic, social and cultural rights, and it identifies the human ...
Delivering Public Service Demands Global Tax and Economic Reform
Jun 27, 2025 · Sylvain Aubry, Deputy Director on Economic Justice and Rights at Human Rights Watch, said, “In the face of major world disruptions, the series of summits taking place this year is a major ...
The Platform Economy Runs on Inequality - Human Rights Watch
May 28, 2025 · The Platform Economy Runs on Inequality – and Sidesteps Labor Rights Promises of flexibility obscure an exploitative labor system — but workers are fighting back
Trump’s Economic Policies Show Need for a ‘Human Rights Economy’
Apr 16, 2025 · These measures run counter to an economy aligned with human rights – or a “human rights economy” – which assesses economic decision-making based on its impact on people’s …