By Emma Jayasinghe, Research and Policy Intern Neurodivergent people have the same rights as everyone else to the highest attainable standard of health, education, decent work and social security. Yet whether those rights can be realised is shaped by how healthcare, education, employment and other systems understand and respond to neurodivergence. For neurodivergent people who […]

Blogs

Seventy-eight years ago today, the National Health Service was founded on a simple but transformative idea: healthcare should be available to everyone, free at the point of use, and based on need. When Nye Bevan, the Health Minister at the time, argued for its creation, he said: “It will lift the shadow from millions of […]

Blogs

This is a guest blog by Jonathan Chern, Advocacy Coordinator at René Cassin, who are a member of the UK ESCR Network which Just Fair convenes. As we mark the anniversary of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) this year, it is worth reflecting on what the right to health means in practice and, […]

Blogs

By Katrin McEntee – Strategic Lead – Right to Health The right to health means everyone should receive good quality care, yet this is still not the reality for many women and people who have been pregnant. This International Women’s Day is a moment to reflect on the Interim Report of the Independent Investigation into […]

Blogs

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.’ […]

Blogs

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 […]

Blogs

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 […]

Guide, Web pages

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 […]

Blogs

This Mental Health Awareness Week, we’re focusing on mental health as a human rights issue. Good mental health doesn’t exist in a vacuum. It is deeply influenced by people’s access to secure housing, stable work, a decent income, and services free from discrimination. When these rights are denied, mental health can and does suffer. Under […]

Blogs

Today, we publish our new resource: The right to health in the UK – a toolkit for civil society organisations and activists. Grounded in the principles of economic, social and cultural rights (ESCR), this toolkit offers practical resources to help individuals and organisations campaign for health justice across the UK. Why this matters now In […]