We’re publishing this comic on #humanrightsday2021 when the rights in this country are at extreme risk.
What we’re communicating is what is at stake for people like Tia and Ray and Marcus when #HumanRights are threatened. (1/9)
We want to thank @LankellyChase and @recovery_focus and all the young people who gave us the opportunity to tell the story they wanted us to tell. (2/9)
Don’t forget that the holiday season can be particularly hard on young people's mental health. If you or anyone you know is struggling with mental health issues, check out the resources on our hub page. (3/9) eachother.org.uk/young-people-a…
We want to thank @JolyonMaugham for letting us take over his account today – it's been so fantastic to share this content with you (4/9)
The best way to keep up to date with the stories is to follow our social accounts @EachOtherUK - and when the very last comic strip has been released there’ll be a downloadable pdf version of the hard copy of the comic we made. (5/9)
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We want to make more stories available through new formats – by supporting us for the price of a cup of coffee every month – you’ll be helping us report on the hidden and unreported stories that matter to all of us. 💕(8/9) eachother.org.uk/support/
"We are not going to ditch The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms - we are going to keep it but ignore it when we want to."
If you have a law but assert a right to ignore it, is it still a law?
That's a particularly sharp question when you are talking about a law which is a final backstop against breaches of international human rights norms. You are going to assert a right to ignore those? Really?
Turkey, Ukraine, Albania, Georgia and Russia are all signatories to The Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.
Just in case you were wondering where asserting a right to ignore the Convention would position us in the international community.
🧵 We are expecting to issue proceedings against the Met in relation to its refusal to investigate the parties at Number 10 whilst the country was in lock down. More details here glplive.org/tory-xmas-tw-1… 🧵
There is no denial that a number of 'gatherings' took place and no attempt has been made to justify them by reference to the narrow exceptions that the law permits.
The Met gives two reasons for refusing to investigate. It says (1) there is an absence of evidence and (2) it has a policy not to investigate retrospective breaches of the lockdown regulations.
Mental health recovery and what that means is determined by you not by other people. And you can find things that’ll help you in so many places. Thread⬇️
Ray’s parents split up when she was very young, her dad was in and out of prison and was absent from her life which affected her more than she realised. She fought with her mum a lot and ended up estranged from her, and living with her grandparents. (2/8)
But her grandfather had struggles of his own, with alcohol and mental health, so Ray ended up in care. (3/8)
We're doing a take over of @JolyonMaugham account to give you all a sneak preview of the young people's stories we’ll be featuring.
This is Tia’s story 👇 (1/10)
Please note that this thread and images contains references to infant death, bereavement, suicide and depression and may be triggering to some people. (2/10)
Tia's story started when there was a tragedy in the family.
Hello! We’re @EachOtherUK, we tell news stories that inform and personal stories that inspire and, in doing so, we work to build public understanding and support for #HumanRights
We support people whose rights are endangered to tell their own stories. By amplifying their voices, we work to help people connect across perceived divides. (2)
'Journeys Through Mental Health’ is @EachOtherUK's first comic strip, created out of conversations we’ve been having with young people about mental health.