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May 20, 2020 7 tweets 7 min read
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] Quote attributed to UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: “The right to housing should be seen as the right to live somewhere in security, peace <br />
and dignity.”
May 6, 2020 8 tweets 3 min read
We work with and support a Reference Group of people with lived experience of poverty. They’ve compiled their initial experiences, reflections and recommendations on COVID-19 in a briefing to @SP_EHRiC. Here are the key points 👇 [1/8]

Read in full at scottishhumanrights.com/media/2016/bri… Montage of photos: A plate of food, a hospital sign, a child being given medicine, a job centre sign, a food back and a flat block. The group have seen a disproportionate impact on people’s #RightToFood in rural communities. Carers also face particular challenges. And people with special diets due to health conditions or cultural requirements need to be considered when it comes to emergency provisions. [2/8] Drawing of pen writing on paper with UN Logo, text alongside it reads