Experiences of the Adequate Standard of Living Reference Group during the first five weeks of lockdown.
The Scottish HumanRights Commission supports and works with a Reference Group of people with lived experience of poverty from across Scotland. The group are experts in poverty and in rights..., reflections and recommendations with the Scottish Parliament’s Equalities and HumanRights Committee... the last few weeks will reflect those of many other people across Scotland. The group members
A report sent to the European Committee of Social Rights as it considers the UK's 42nd National Report on the implementation of the European Social Charter (ESC). The Committee is examining the UK’s compliance with parts of the ESC which concern children, families and migrants.
The Scottish HumanRights Commission has launched a new short animation today on the right to social security. The 3 minute animation explains what the right to social security means in practice, how it’s protected in international law and how it helps realise a range of other rights.
The animation is intended to be a useful resource for people and organisations seeking to improve Scotland’s social security system in various ways.
A captioned transcript of the animation is also available.
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