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Ignacio Saiz

Ignacio Saiz works at the intersections of human rights and economic justice as an independent advisor to civil society organizations and funder collaboratives. He is a former executive director of the Center for Economic and Social Rights and former director of policy at the International Secretariat of Amnesty International.

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Between despair and defensiveness: human rights progress in disorienting times

September 11, 2026

Between despair and defensiveness: human rights progress in disorienting times

By Lesley Carson & Ignacio Saiz

Time for a rights-based global economic stimulus to tackle COVID-19

Time for a rights-based global economic stimulus to tackle COVID-19

By Ignacio Saiz

Global protests demand human rights actors tackle economic injustice

November 26, 2019

Global protests demand human rights actors tackle economic injustice

By Ignacio Saiz

Rising inequality is a wake-up call for human rights

Rising inequality is a wake-up call for human rights

By Ignacio Saiz

Tackling inequality as injustice: four challenges for the human rights agenda

Tackling inequality as injustice: four challenges for the human rights agenda

By Gaby Oré Aguilar & Ignacio Saiz

Transforming the development agenda requires more, not less, attention to human rights

September 15, 2014

Transforming the development agenda requires more, not less, attention to human rights

By Radhika Balakrishnan & Ignacio Saiz

Human rights and social justice: the in(di)visible link

Human rights and social justice: the in(di)visible link

By Ignacio Saiz & Alicia Ely Yamin