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What would it mean to truly realise the right to food in the UK? For too many people, access to adequate, nutritious food is not something they can rely on. Food banks are multiplying cross the country, families are skipping meals, and many are forced to choose between putting food on the table or other […]

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The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has said that her Autumn Budget was one based on ‘the right choices for a fairer, stronger, and more secure Britain.’ It is a Budget which she says, ‘will bring down inflation and provide immediate relief for families’ and is based on ‘fair taxes, strong public services and a stable economy.’ […]

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Today, the UK Right to Food Commission launches in Parliament- a landmark step to put the human right to food back on the national agenda. After years of austerity, millions now rely on food banks and emergency aid. What should have been a temporary crisis response has become routine. Hunger is not inevitable – it […]

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What does it take to build a truly rights-based movement for racial justice? Seven months into our Racial Justice through Human Rights (RJtHR) programme, one thing is clear: change doesn’t happen without trust – and trust takes time, collaboration, and listening. RJtHR is a partnership between Just Fair and Black South West Network (BSWN) to […]

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This article was orginally published in the Big Issue. The UK Government has recently unveiled a new immigration White Paper, and the prime minister has signalled a tougher stance on migration — but missing from both is a commitment to the basic rights and dignity of people seeking asylum. These developments risk entrenching the same […]

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This article was written by Alex Firth, Advocacy and Communications Officer at Just Fair and Ian Byrne, the Labour MP for Liverpool West Derby. It was orginally published in the Daily Mirror. Today’s new figures from Trussell on food bank use should shake every one of us — particularly those in positions of power — […]

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Human rights are recognised in international treaties that the UK was instrumental in establishing. One of these treaties is the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) -you can read our plain English version of this treaty here. The ICESCR is an international human rights treaty that was ratified by the UK in […]

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Today we publish our submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (UN CESCR) seventh review of the UK, on behalf of civil society in England, and a joint statement sent to UN CESCR signed by 70 civil society organisations across the UK. The system is failing Our submission, compiled from evidence […]

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This article was written by Alex Firth, Advocacy and Comms Officer, originally published in the Big Issue. This year 1.4 million emergency food parcels were given out to hungry people between April and September, more than half a million of these for children, according to figures released yesterday by Trussell. Years of economic decline has […]

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This is a guest blog written by Dr Aristi Volou, Lecturer, Department of Law, Goldsmiths, University of London summarizing a paper on the relationship between democracy and economic and social rights in the UK. This paper makes the case for the (legal or constitutional) recognition, justiciability and practical observance of economic and social rights in […]