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Using Human Rights Law to End Social & Economic Injustice
He also responded to the idea that taxes are a form of violence. He noted that, even following that logic, the burden falls on the most vulnerable through VAT and other regressive taxes, while higher net-worth individuals retain exemptions tailored to their interests. 💸
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
He also responded to the idea that taxes are a form of violence. He noted that, even following that logic, the burden falls on the most vulnerable through VAT and other regressive taxes, while higher net-worth individuals retain exemptions tailored to their interests. 💸
📄 Ezequiel also highlighted the need for asset registries, public country-by-country reporting and safeguards that ensure access to information and the participation of marginalised populations.
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
📄 Ezequiel also highlighted the need for asset registries, public country-by-country reporting and safeguards that ensure access to information and the participation of marginalised populations.
In his exchange with the Commissioners, he explained that the race to the bottom between jurisdictions is incompatible with extraterritorial duties and with the obligation of assistance and international cooperation. It requires coordinated responses. 🌍
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
In his exchange with the Commissioners, he explained that the race to the bottom between jurisdictions is incompatible with extraterritorial duties and with the obligation of assistance and international cooperation. It requires coordinated responses. 🌍
For this to happen, the Commission should adopt a thematic resolution providing clear guidance. This should include measures such as asset registries and public country-by-country reporting. 🏛️
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
For this to happen, the Commission should adopt a thematic resolution providing clear guidance. This should include measures such as asset registries and public country-by-country reporting. 🏛️
States must comply with the progressive realisation of economic, social and cultural rights through the maximum use of available resources and through international cooperation, as mandated by Article 26 of the American Convention on Human Rights.
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
States must comply with the progressive realisation of economic, social and cultural rights through the maximum use of available resources and through international cooperation, as mandated by Article 26 of the American Convention on Human Rights.
This point is essential for advancing transparency and confronting the secrecy that facilitates evasion. 🔍
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This point is essential for advancing transparency and confronting the secrecy that facilitates evasion. 🔍
Ezequiel stressed that fiscal cooperation is a legal obligation, not a political choice. He reiterated a central principle of the Inter-American System: human rights are held by physical persons rather than legal entities.
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Ezequiel stressed that fiscal cooperation is a legal obligation, not a political choice. He reiterated a central principle of the Inter-American System: human rights are held by physical persons rather than legal entities.
He underlined that, in #LatinAmerica and the #Caribbean, the most unequal region in the world, millions remain excluded because of regressive tax structures, undertaxed wealth and evasion amounting to more than 6% of regional GDP. 💸
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
He underlined that, in #LatinAmerica and the #Caribbean, the most unequal region in the world, millions remain excluded because of regressive tax structures, undertaxed wealth and evasion amounting to more than 6% of regional GDP. 💸
He explained that #FiscalPolicy functions as an architecture that can support the fulfilment of rights or obstruct it.
November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
He explained that #FiscalPolicy functions as an architecture that can support the fulfilment of rights or obstruct it.
📹 Watch his intervention here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAjo...
Intervención ante la CIDH sobre política fiscal y derechos humanos
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November 21, 2025 at 8:50 PM
📹 Watch his intervention here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAjo...
For this to happen, the Commission should adopt a thematic resolution providing clear guidance. This should include measures such as asset registries and public country-by-country reporting. 🏛️
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
For this to happen, the Commission should adopt a thematic resolution providing clear guidance. This should include measures such as asset registries and public country-by-country reporting. 🏛️
States must comply with the progressive realisation of economic, social and cultural rights through the maximum use of available resources and through international cooperation, as mandated by Article 26 of the American Convention on Human Rights.
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
States must comply with the progressive realisation of economic, social and cultural rights through the maximum use of available resources and through international cooperation, as mandated by Article 26 of the American Convention on Human Rights.
He also recalled a key principle of the Inter-American System: human rights belong to physical persons and not to legal entities, an essential notion to advance transparency and address the secrecy that enables evasion. 🔍
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
He also recalled a key principle of the Inter-American System: human rights belong to physical persons and not to legal entities, an essential notion to advance transparency and address the secrecy that enables evasion. 🔍
Ezequiel stressed that fiscal cooperation is a legal obligation, not a political choice.
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Ezequiel stressed that fiscal cooperation is a legal obligation, not a political choice.
He noted that #FiscalPolicy is an architecture that can either build rights or block their fulfilment. In Latin America and the Caribbean millions continue to be excluded due to regressive fiscal systems, undertaxed wealth and evasion that exceeds 6% of regional GDP. 💸
November 21, 2025 at 5:29 PM
He noted that #FiscalPolicy is an architecture that can either build rights or block their fulfilment. In Latin America and the Caribbean millions continue to be excluded due to regressive fiscal systems, undertaxed wealth and evasion that exceeds 6% of regional GDP. 💸
The letter calls on President Ramaphosa to use the G20 presidency to champion taxing extreme wealth as a way to fund public services and climate action. 🌿 It frames this as essential for protecting shared futures and supporting fairer societies.
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The letter calls on President Ramaphosa to use the G20 presidency to champion taxing extreme wealth as a way to fund public services and climate action. 🌿 It frames this as essential for protecting shared futures and supporting fairer societies.
These patterns aren’t natural. They stem from decisions that allow a system shaped by and for the wealthy to guide public policy. This leaves people facing rising living costs, hunger and severe climate impacts while those with the most contribute comparatively little. 💰
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
These patterns aren’t natural. They stem from decisions that allow a system shaped by and for the wealthy to guide public policy. This leaves people facing rising living costs, hunger and severe climate impacts while those with the most contribute comparatively little. 💰
@rosaluxnyc.bsky.social, Dejusticia, GFLAC, @taxjustice.net
November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
@rosaluxnyc.bsky.social, Dejusticia, GFLAC, @taxjustice.net
💬 Our Climate and Environmental Justice Officer, Maggie Rochi, will speak on the provision of climate finance under international law, highlighting why these obligations cannot be treated as optional.
November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
💬 Our Climate and Environmental Justice Officer, Maggie Rochi, will speak on the provision of climate finance under international law, highlighting why these obligations cannot be treated as optional.
The discussion will look at why progress toward a just transition remains out of reach without adequate, predictable and non-debt-creating finance, and how the Baku to Belém Roadmap and the negotiations on international tax cooperation can help address the gap. 🌱
November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
The discussion will look at why progress toward a just transition remains out of reach without adequate, predictable and non-debt-creating finance, and how the Baku to Belém Roadmap and the negotiations on international tax cooperation can help address the gap. 🌱
The signatories call for a public statement at the start of week two, a reduction of security forces, acknowledgment of the role of Indigenous Peoples in protecting the environment, and a clear commitment to safeguarding the right to peaceful protest in climate meetings.
November 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
The signatories call for a public statement at the start of week two, a reduction of security forces, acknowledgment of the role of Indigenous Peoples in protecting the environment, and a clear commitment to safeguarding the right to peaceful protest in climate meetings.