NEWSLETTER - JUNE/JULY 2017 People’s monitoring resource launched amid SDGs talks As discussions on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) kicked off at the UN High-Level Political Forum, the Global Network for the Right to Food and Nutrition launched a human rights-based monitoring resource.   Read more...   Guide for grassroots movements on tenure bottom-up accountability   Child’s life at risk due to Guatemala´s noncompliance   Sri Lanka must ensure accountability of ESC rights   After G20 fail, people mobilize in Basque Country   Inter-American human rights system makes history by doubling its budget   The strength of the struggles lies in unity   IACHR meets European counterparts at a critical time Guide for grassroots movements on tenure bottom-up accountability A primer to guide rural communities in framing and devising collective action and engagement strategies to strengthen their tenure of land, fisheries and forests has been released.   Read more... Child’s life at risk due to Guatemala´s noncompliance The critical condition of an 8-year-old girl demonstrates the State’s lack of compliance with sentences issued in 2013.   Read more... Sri Lanka must ensure accountability of ESC rights In addition to addressing high levels of malnutrition and forced evictions, Sri Lanka must guarantee the constitutional recognition and enforceability of economic, social and cultural rights, UN Committee says in concluding observations.   Read more... After G20 fail, people mobilize in Basque Country After disheartening for-profit, market-based solutions by G20, hundreds of delegates of La Via Campesina (LVC), representing 200 million people, discuss on pressing issues affecting the world’s population.   Read more... Inter-American human rights system makes history by doubling its budget The OAS Member States voted for a twofold increase in the resources allocated to the Inter-American human rights system, thereby guaranteeing its autonomy and independence.   Read more... The strength of the struggles lies in unity With the conviction that it is fundamental to converge, deepen ties and develop common principles to strengthen the struggle, the Global Network for the Right to Food and Nutrition (GNRtFN) has held its fifth global meeting in Viotá, Colombia.   Read more... IACHR meets European counterparts at a critical time A series of high-level meetings were held with EU and EU Members States officials as well as international CSOs, which have been supporting both politically and financially the inter-American system.   Read more...     To unsubscribe please   click here. www.fian.org