WIEGO, StreetNet International and the Office of the Special Rapporteur on Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights (REDESCA) are hosting an event to launch research which reveals that street vendors across Latin America face a systemic pattern of repression which equates to human rights violations.
The event, held on March 11 at 5pm, will present findings from four policy briefs done as part of a regional study of vendors’ working conditions in Guatemala, Honduras, Brazil and Argentina. They detail how market and street vendors across Latin America face not only administrative conflicts and evictions, but also restrictive regulatory frameworks, confiscations and exclusion from social protection. The struggles vendors face at work are human rights issues, not just everyday challenges of running a business.
The event is a parallel event to the 195th session of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, held in Guatemala City, running from March 9-13. Over the course of the week, the IACHR will hold 29 hearings addressing urgent human rights situations – facilitating dialogue between States, petitioners and civil society organizations.
The studies were undertaken with technical assistance from El Instituto Internacional de Responsabilidad Social y Derechos Humanos (IIRESODH) and in collaboration with affiliates from StreetNet International.
The IACHR’s mission is to promote the observance and defense of human rights across the Americas in accordance with the highest international standards. Its vision is an inclusive, democratic region committed to the protection of human rights, and for its peoples to live in dignity, equality and justice.
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