What does that mean here? Localizing human rights in the UK
By Koldo Casla and Kath Dalmeny This article was published first in Open Global Rights. Some people believe that there is a lot of skepticism towards international human rights in…
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What are Economic and Social Rights?
Economic and social rights (ESR) are the rights of everyday life, for everyday people.
ESR are recognised in international human rights law as the essential social and economic conditions needed to live a life of dignity and freedom. They include the right to work and workers’ rights, social security, health, education, food, water, housing, and the right to a healthy environment.
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“Nothing about us, without us, is really for us.”
By Koldo Casla This article was published first in Global Policy. “Fourteen million people live in poverty, one and a half million of them in destitution, four in ten children…
End the counter-productive and costly ‘work ban’ on people seeking asylum
By Koldo Casla The UK ignores international conventions by preventing people seeking asylum from finding work. Relaxing the exceptionally stringent rules would boost the economy and could prove surprisingly popular.…