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This was orginally published in the Big Issue. This week, people who fled war and persecution will be housed on a former military base at Crowborough Training Camp in East Sussex. The government calls it a solution. In reality, it is the revival of a policy that has already failed, with consequences ministers were warned […]

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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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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 guest blog is written by Dr Rachel Parker, who recently completed a PhD on how the wealthy and politically powerful engage with and influence housing development projects in the UK and Tanzania. Summary Economic, social and cultural Rights (ESCR) – such as the right to adequate housing – are essential human rights but are […]

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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 orginally published in Labour List. Today’s newly released government statistics confirm a national scandal: more people than ever are trapped in temporary accommodation. In England there are now over 127,890 households without a permanent home — a record high, and a damning reflection of years of policy failure. That includes 165,510 children. […]

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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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Introduction We’re working to bring environmental and human rights together. In response to the United Nations Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights’ (CESCR) call for evidence on everyday rights and the environmental dimension of sustainable development, we brought together civil society organisations working on these issues to develop a joint submission. The submission highlighted […]

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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 […]

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Right here in the UK a chilling, gritty drama is playing out in countless homes up and down the country. Brought to life by Amnesty International UK’s new fictional trailer ‘Before Our Eyes’, this is far from a fiction. For too many people this is in fact a cold, hard reality. Millions of families cannot […]