'One Minister told me food banks were a good thing for community solidarity' - Former UN Rapporteur Philip Alston starts Just Fair #EverydayRights2023 conference w/ stark tale from his UK visit, underlining why #ESCR rights matter.

Today is our everyday rights conference in Westminster. We are bringing together over 150 anti-poverty experts, campaigners, academics & MPs to look at the state of poverty and human rights in the UK. #EverydayRights2023 #FightPovertyWithRights

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Rory Weal The Trussell Trust Just Fair Helen Flynn Amnesty UK Liberty Olivier De Schutter United Nations Emma Roddick GRIPP Final remarks from lan Byrne MP on #EverydayRights2023 . He agrees with Philip Alston that poverty is a political choices. Unless the government acts the access to these rights will worsen further. Has tabled amendment to kings speech to enshrine right to food in law.

Some groups of people can't realise their rights as well as others - we see that in different rates of poverty, unemployment & life expectancy. Civil society is running out of ways to paper over cracks made by government. Helen Flynn tells Just Fair #EverydayRights2023

The majority (69%) of people referred to food banks in the The Trussell Trust network are disabled. In fact, 75% say that they or a member of their household are disabled. Rory Weal Just Fair
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UK government policies continue to entrench poverty and inflict unnecessary misery on millions of people, says an article by Just Fair director Jess McQuail and UN’s Olivier De Schutter in the Big Issue following the #EverydayRights2023 event this week

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'Growing up on benefits in the 90s my family had to make choices about what we needed. But now people on benefits have no choices whatsoever.' PLP CEO Shameem Ahmad introduces final session at groundbreaking justfair #EverydayRights2023 event tackling poverty & inequality.

#UC does not give people enough to live on, there is a 5 week wait, deductions and sanctions, and endless & onerous hoops & hurdles that do nothing to help.

Olivier De Schutter points at unfairness in our #benefits system at Just Fair #EverydayRights2023

Rory Weal The Trussell Trust Just Fair Helen Flynn Amnesty UK Liberty Olivier De Schutter United Nations Emma Roddick Now Just Fair Kate explains how they think the UK can follow Scotlands lead to protect #EverydayRights2023 in UK law 1. Make sure ppl know rights 2. Protect them in law 3. Resource rights properly 4. Help people challenge if rights aren’t upheld 5. Monitor and learn from this.

On our way to Just Fair’s everyday rights conference looking at the state of poverty in the UK

UN Rapporteur Olivier De Schutter will address conference & is urging Govt to increase welfare spending

Time for human rights based solutions. #EverydayRights2023 #FightPovertyWithRights

Disability Rights UK and Inclusion London raise the distress and debt caused by local authority tactics in social care charging, for Disabled people. We believe there are human rights implications.

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Equalities Minister Emma Roddick spoke at the Just Fair #EverydayRights2023 conference in London today.

She said @ScotGov is taking action through the ambitious Human Rights Bill to put human rights at the heart of decision making in Scotland.

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Attended the Just Fair’s conference on Wednesday. Was able to hear testimonies from people with lived experiences and insightful panel discussions on the situations of the poverty in the UK. Also lovely audience! #EverydayRights2023 #FightPovertyWithRights

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My colleague Sylvain Aubry is summarizing some of the key points from Just Fair’s #EverydayRights2023 conference.

I hope to write up some thoughts once this important event is done and I’ve been able to absorb these powerful interventions.

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“There is a gap between Political perceptions (of poverty) and what is happening on the ground”
Opening remark from UN Rapporteur Philip Alston at the everyday human rights conference today which Disability Rights UK are attending.
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If you want updates on this visit, follow Just Fair - we are organising a major human rights conference which Olivier De Schutter will speak at. #EverydayRights2023 #FightPovertyWithRights

Philip Alston talks about the huge budget deficits in local councils, especially in the North East, further compounding poverty.
Helen Flynn follows with 99% (yep, not a typo!) households in the North East subject to benefit cap are families with children.

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Do you want to catch up with the #EverydayRights2023 Just Fair conference? Here is a great thread! It brought together over 150 #EndPoverty experts, campaigners, academics & MPs to look at the state of #poverty & #humanrights in the UK. #FightPovertyWithRights #SocialRights

“Poverty and deprivation are political choices”. Former Special Rapporteur Philip Alston opens Just Fair’s everyday rights conference with a strong warning about the current situation in the UK 5 years on from his landmark report.
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Philip Alston Kartik Raj Matt McConnell Just Fair Anthony Gale Yasmine Ahmed Clive Baldwin Jan Kooy Human Rights Watch Allison Deger Helen Flynn Chiara Cera Andrew Stroehlein Mei Fong Tirana Hassan Brian Root Lena Simet Sarah Saadoun Olivier De Schutter Time to get rid of “povertyism” asks Olivier De Schutter. Using terms such as “deserving” is as hurtful as racism, sexism, and other forms of unacceptable and illegal exclusion.

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