Our partners

Partnerships are central to our work. We work alongside national and international charities, local community groups and academic institutions to strengthen understanding of economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR), build collective power and support action for a society where everyone can enjoy their human rights.

The UK Economic, Social and Cultural Rights Network is a collective of organisations and individuals committed to the promotion and protection of economic, social and cultural rights, without discrimination in the UK.

We are working with the Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR) to develop our approach to monitoring, evaluation, and learning. We hope this will strengthen our capacity to lead and inspire work to respect, protect and fulfil economic, social, and cultural rights in the UK.

We are a part of the International Network for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net), which connects 300 NGOs, social movements and campaigners across 75 countries.

We co-lead the campaign for the UK Government to enact the socio-economic duty contained in Section 1 of the Equality Act, and encourage local authorities in England to implement the duty at a local level.

We are an Associate Member of Equally Ours, a UK charity that brings together people and organisations working across equality, human rights and social justice to make a reality of these in everyone’s lives. Equally Ours joins up research, policy and communications to shift public opinion and policy in positive and powerful ways.

We are proud members of the Lift the Ban Coalition, made up of over 200 non-profit organisations, think tanks, businesses, trade unions and faith groups, who have come together to call on the UK Government to give people seeking asylum the right to work.

We are members of the Together With Refugees coalition, calling for a better approach to supporting refugees that is fair, kind and more effective.

We are members of the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO), which connects voluntary organisations, charities, community groups and social enterprises across England.

We are members of 4 in 10 Child Poverty Network. We work with other members to share expertise, resources and the commitment to end child poverty in London.

We are working with Lawyers Against Poverty on economic, social and cultural rights, particularly in relation to the Seventh Periodic Review of the UK by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights.

We are members of the Equality Coalition, a civil society alliance of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and trade unions, who aim to promote equality in Northern Ireland.

We are members of the Human Rights Consortium Scotland, the civil society network to promote human rights in Scotland.

We are members of the Cost of Living Alliance which aims to:

Build an evidence base of what is happening across the UK.
Define clear areas where changes by government and power holders could make the most change to grassroots communities.
Decide on how we can use our collective influence to call for change.

We are members of the End Child Poverty coalition. The campaign to is made up of organisations from civic society: children’s charities, child welfare organisations, social justice groups, faith groups, trade unions and others, united in our vision of a UK free of child poverty.

We’re a proud member of the Centre for People’s Justice, which brings together a diverse coalition of 45 organisations spanning community, business, philanthropic, cultural, artistic, charitable, legal, governmental, and academic sectors.

We are a member of GAROP– the Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People. Established in 2011, the GAROP was born out of the need to strengthen the rights and voice of older people globally.

We’re a member of the Together Alliance which brings together hundreds of civil society organisations united against the far right.