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Strategic Litigation

The Strategic Litigation Working Group (SLWG) seeks to advance access to justice for economic, social, cultural and environmental Rights (ESCER) within domestic, regional, and international systems by undertaking collective casework, promoting the implementation of positive decisions, contributing toward institutional strengthening of justice mechanisms, gathering members and allies for thematic discussions, and making noteworthy jurisprudence available to advocates.

Contact: Felipe Mesel, Strategic Litigation Program Coordinator, at fmesel@escr-net.org.

Latest in Strategic Litigation
09/28/2026
ESCR-Net has joined 37 other civil society organizations in filing an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in a lawsuit challenging US sanctions imposed under Executive Order 14203 against the International Criminal Court (ICC), the UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territories, and three Palestinian human rights organizations.
Strategic Litigation Steering Committee
Latin America and the Caribbean
 Asia-Pacific
  • Kranti LC | Public Interest Litigator- India
  • Aakanksha Badkur | Public Interest Litigator  – India

Middle East and North Africa

  • Ahmed Elseidi | Ahmed Elseidi Law Firm |  – Egypt
  • Jackie Dugard  | Columbia University |  – South Africa
United States and Canada

International