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The Right to the City for Women: Open letter by the Mayors of Mexico City, Montreal and Barcelona on International Women's Day
Friday, 08 March 2019
The UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights publishes, on the occasion of 2019 Women's Day (March 8), an open letter by the mayors of Mexico City, Montreal and Barcelona:   The Right to the City for Women « The protection and defence of women’s rights remain a major issue in our society. In recent years, discussions on the...
On our way to the UCLG Congress of Durban – eThekwini 2019! The Committee holds a working meeting on the occasion of the UCLG Retreat
Thursday, 21 February 2019
Several member-municipalities and partners of the Committee held a working meeting last February 13 in Barcelona. The objective of this meeting was twofold: to evaluate the activities carried out by the Committee throughout 2018 and to explore synergies around the Committee’s Action Plan for 2019. This Action Plan has been conceived as an open document, built on...
Human rights-impact assessment of economic reform policies (UN Human Rights Council)
Tuesday, 05 February 2019
Juan Pablo Bohoslavsky, UN Independent Expert on the effects of foreign debt and other related international financial obligations of States on the full enjoyment of human rights, will present next February 28 to the Human Rights Council a guiding principles proposal on “human rights impact assessment of economic reforms” (Report A/HRC/40/57). This new framework...
Móstoles, in Spain, is leading an ambitious strategy for the Right to Housing and the rights of homeless people (Interview with Deputy Mayor Gabriel Ortega)
Friday, 25 January 2019
The Spanish city of Móstoles (205,614) is a good example of the numerous initiatives taken by municipal authorities across the world to carry out ambitious and innovative strategies to protect and realize the right to housing. As many surrounding municipalities, Móstoles suffered harshly the effects of the economic crisis that began in 2008 and still continues...
Cities in transition, Welcoming cities? Invitation to participate in the Biennale of Cities in Transition of Grenoble (March 2019)
Friday, 25 January 2019
The French city of Grenoble will host, from 8 to 16 March 2019, the second edition of Biennale “Cities in Transition”. This event will be a great opportunity to get to know territories from across the world which are promoting local, innovative initiatives in the field of economic, ecological, social and democratic transition. Nowadays, issues regarding migration...
The CSIPDHR carries out a monitoring process on the follow-up of European Charter of Human Rights in the City 20 years after its launch
Friday, 18 January 2019
Throughout 2018, the Executive Secretariat of the UCLG Committee on Social Inclusion, Participatory Democracy and Human Rights has carried out a monitoring process on the implementation of the European Charter of Human Rights in the City (ECHRC) among its 365 signatory municipalities. This initiative was promoted by several Committee members and sought to assess...
Human rights cities and territories in Europe: What realities and what perspectives? (December 11th Workshop, Barcelona)
Thursday, 17 January 2019
On the occasion of the International Conference “Cities for Rights” held in Barcelona on December 10 and 11, our member-local governments of Barcelona, Madrid and Plaine Commune wished to invite several European cities and regions to share their experiences and challenges in regards to human rights action. This discussion was meant to be held in parallel to the...
Seoul’s quest to bring human rights closer to citizens' lives: Interview with the Human Rights Department of Seoul's Metropolitan Government
Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Almost seven years after the creation of its Human Rights Department, Seoul (9.8 million inhabitants) has managed to consolidate a pioneer municipal human rights system. After a successful implementation of its first “Human Rights Policy Master Plan” (2013 - 2017), South Korea’s capital city is now set to implement a second, local human rights master plan with more...

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