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ESCR / Reports and Publications / 2010 / September

Working for Change, No. 1 A Practical Guide to Acting Against the Economic, Social and Cultural Root Causes of Torture and Other Forms of Violence through Action Files

Practical Guide to Acting through Action Files
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This publication is intended as a practical guide to help NGOs effectively address the economic, social and cultural root causes of torture and other forms of violence by preparing and disseminating communications or “Action Files”.
 
Action Files aim at halting or preventing torture, cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment, summary or arbitrary executions, forced disappearances, violence against women and violence against children and other forms of violence. This is done by calling for preventive and/or remedial action in relation to situations, policies or projects involving violations of economic, social and cultural rights that cause violence or that present a real and substantial risk of causing violence. In turn, ending violence can lead to an increase in the enjoyment of economic, social and cultural rights.
 
Action Files are prepared in cooperation with national NGOsincluding members of the World Organisation Against Torture (OMCT) SOS-Torture Network. They include recommendations for specific action, are sent to the competent United Nations Special Procedures mandate holders and to government authorities with direct responsibility for taking action. In addition, international financial and development institutions, the European Union, trans-national corporations and banks are seized when they are involved in projects that cause or risk causing violence.
 
Action Files are also sent to the members of the SOS-Torture Network (some 290 national NGOs) and other NGOs belonging OMCT’s network on economic, social and cultural rights along with requests for supportive action on their part. In addition, the information and recommendations developed in connection with these interventions can be included in alternative reports to United Nations (UN) Treaty Bodies[1] and submitted to other procedures, for example the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review of respect for human rights by UN Member States and to the institutions of the European Union.  
 
OMCT has prepared a PowerPoint presentation on using action files “OMCT Action files on ESCR”. For more information and copies of all OMCT action files, see Bringing about change through Action Files .
 
If you require further support, or are interested in working directly with the OMCT secretariat on this issue, please contact:
OMCT, P.O. Box 21, 1211 Geneva 8, Switzerland, tel.: +41 (0)22 8094939,
e-mail: omct@omct.org
Please mention “ESCR Action Files”.


[1] See the companion guide “Working for Change, No. 2 A Practical Guide to Preparing Alternative Reports to United Nations Treaty Bodies addressing the Economic, Social and Cultural Root Causes of Violence” http://escr.omct.org

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Date: September 2, 2010
Activity: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
Type: Reports and Publications

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