PHM-Exch> Action Now: OP-ICESCR/ Actúe Ahora:/Agissez maintenant!/ PF-PIDESC

[Claudio Schuftan]

From: OP Coalition op-coalition at escr-net.org



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*Human rights violations occur every day in different countries and regions
around the world. The victims all have one thing in common; they are denied
access to justice *

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*Take Action Now! *

*http://www.protectallhumanrights.org/en/signature/new *

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Dear Members,

The NGO Coalition for an Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (OP-ICESCR)  has launched a petition in
support of the Optional Protocol to the ICESCR, asking States of the world
to ensure that access to justice and the right to an effective remedy become
a reality for victims of all human rights;  urging them to become a party to
the OP-ICESCR when it opens for signature on September 24, 2009; to ensure
that it enters into force as soon as possible; and to take all necessary
steps to fully implement the OP-ICESCR without delay. In addition we call on
those countries that are not yet a party to the International Covenant on
Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to ratify or accede to this treaty
immediately and to also sign to its Optional Protocol in September 24.

We ask all of you as organizations and individuals committed with the
enforcement of economic, social and cultural rights to *please support this
petition, by taking 3 steps*:



   1. *ENDORSE THE PETITION
   <http://www.protectallhumanrights.org/en/signature/new> - you may do so
   on behalf of your organization and/or in your individual capacity.* * *
   2. *Add information about the petition onto your website and a link to
   it: http://www.protectallhumanrights.org/en.  In addition please email
   this information to your networks and partners, requesting that they do the
   same*
   3. *Collect signatures at meetings, gatherings, events in your community
   and school etc.  A printable version of the petition is available
here<http://www.escr-net.org/usr_doc/PRINTABLE_PETITION-en.pdf>
   .*

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*For more information please visit our
site<http://www.escr-net.org/actions/actions_show.htm?doc_id=940624&attrib_id=13453>
or contact us at op-coalition at escr-net.org.   *

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*Deadline to take Action:   August 19.  *Having your endorsement by this
date will allow us to communicate with States, share with them the results
of the action and still generate enough pressure for them to commit to
sign.  **

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*The petition is currently available in Spanish, English and French.  **If
you are able to translate it in any other languages please do so and upload
to you site.  Please also send it to op-coalition at escr-net.org and we will
make it available at this
page<http://www.escr-net.org/actions/actions_show.htm?doc_id=940624&attrib_id=13453>.
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Steering Committee of the NGO Coalition for an OP:

*Amnesty International*, International Secretariat, UK; *Community Law
Centre*, South Africa; *Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions* (COHRE),
Switzerland; *International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
* (ESCR-Net), USA; *Food First Information and Action Network* (FIAN)
International Secretariat, Germany; *International Commission of
Jurists*(ICJ), Switzerland;
*International Federation for Human Rights* (FIDH), France; *International
Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia-Pacific* (IWRAW Asia-Pacific),
Malaysia; *Inter-American
Platform of Human Rights, Democracy and Development* (PIDHDD),
Paraguay;  *Social
Rights Advocacy Centre*, (SRAC), Canada
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