GATS Negotiations Heat Up - Human Rights Input Needed Now! On 16 May, 3D published its first Action Alert in the THREAD series. The Action Alert sets out actions and strategies for human rights advocates concerned about the issue. Read more about the THREAD series and download the Action Alert
Intellectual property and the right to participate in cultural life: On 9 May, 3D urged the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights to address the ways that intellectual property and related standards affect enjoyment of the right to participate in cultural life.
3D presents its concerns about impacts of intellectual property protection on the right to food: In a presentation to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights on 28 April, 3D set out a range of ways in which stricter IP standards relating to seeds in India can impact the right to food, as well as the right to participate in cultural life. Read the country briefing