Poor and hungry in Newcastle
Last week the Newcastle council for Voluntary Service released a report on Food Poverty in Newcastle that focuses on the voluntary and community sector response. What does hunger look like in the UK? Despite…
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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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Letter to Davos: Inequality is a matter of choice
While the elites sip on their apres ski at Davos, apparently pondering on how to improve life for the rest of us, the reality is that years of cuts to…
Tackling Socio-Economic Inequality In The UK Is An Urgent Human Rights Issue
By Imogen Richmond-Bishop The UK is one of the most economically unequal societies in the global North. Inequality affects all people within society regardless of their income.Inequality can harm an individual’s physical and mental…