Submissions to human rights bodies
Submission to CESCR - International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
The Centre for Economic and Social Rights and GRADE submitted to the 76th Session (09 Sep. 2024 – 27 Sep. 2024) of the Committee of Economic and Social Rights, regarding Malawi. The submission was entitled
Joint Civil Society Submission in respect of the CERD's 2024 review of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (July 2024)
The Centre for Economic and Social Rights, the Tax Justice Network, the Global Network of Movement Lawyers, ESRC -Net, Centre de Estudios Legales y Sociales, Minority Rights Group International and others used GRADE to advocate for a review of UK tax policies with a submission to the Committee for the Elimination of all forms of Racial Discrimination (CERD).
Cross-border Impact of the Ireland's Tax Policies
The Global Legal Action Network, Action Aid, Christian Aid, Oxfam and the Integrated Social Development Centre (Ghana) used the GRADE to advocate for a review of Irish tax policies in a submission entitled Ireland’s Responsibility for the Impacts of Cross Border Tax Abuse on the Realisation of Children’s Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.
“When we spoke to some of the Committee members in advance they were interested in hearing mostly about evidence of impacts of Ireland’s tax policies so being able to refer to your research was critical”
These interventions resulted in the UNCRC requesting Ireland to review its tax policies to ensure they do not negatively impact children’s rights overseas.
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child have requested Ireland to: “Ensure that tax policies do not contribute to tax abuse by companies operating in other countries, leading to a negative impact on the availability of resources for the realization of children’s rights in those countries.”
These interventions resulted in the UNCRC requesting Ireland to review its tax policies to ensure they do not negatively impact children’s rights overseas. See the press release here.
Right to Education - working with the TAXed Alliance
GRADE and The TAXed Alliance submitted the Special Rapporteur on the Right to Education.
The GRADE was used by the Tax and Education Alliance, The Tax Justice Network, the Global Alliance for Tax Justice, Action Aid, and the Global Campaign for Education and Education International for submission to the Independent Expert on Foreign Debt.
Cross-border Impact of the UK's Tax Policies
GRADE evidence was used to make a submission to the Universal Periodic Review of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland – to highlight the cross-border impact of the UK’s tax policies.