Thread by @ScotHumanRights

We’re very pleased to share our new #HousingRightsInPractice report. This shares lessons learned from four years working with local people in Leith to use #HumanRights to tackle poor housing [1/7]

Read the full report at scottishhumanrights.com/media/2029/hou…

Using a model first developed by @PPR_Org in Belfast, #HousingRightsInPractice supported local people to secure improvements in their housing by advocating for their #RightToHousing and other #HumanRights. [2/7]

The report shows how the project had a positive impact on key aspects of people’s #RightToHousing - and their other #HumanRights too. #HousingRightsInPractice [3/7]

Through surveys and research interviews, the report draws on the first hand experiences of those involved in the project and shows the wider impact that the project had across the community #HousingRightsInPractice. [4/7]

The report also shares lessons for other communities who want to use #HumanRights to achieve change. For example, this includes the need to plan and prepare for resistance to change #HousingRightsInPractice [5/7]

The #HousingRightsInPractice project also aimed to support #DutyBearers - those with responsibilities to protect #HumanRights. One lesson is that taking a #HumanRights approach is about more than legal compliance, it’s about achieving better outcomes [6/7]

The #HousingRightsInPractice project made a direct difference in #Leith. We hope this new report will be a helpful guide for other people and organisations who want to put #HumanRights into practice.

Read the full report: scottishhumanrights.com/media/2029/hou… [7/7]