Challenge Poverty Week 2024 Taking a human rights based approach to challenging poverty in Scotland

1 Challenge Poverty Week 2024 Taking a human rights based approach to challenging poverty in Scotland take forward the high-profile commitment to the Human Rights Bill to ensure that duty-bearers work proactively to realise our individual and collective rights.2 At a recent Poverty Alliance event on the next steps for human rights in Scotland, our members again reiterated their support for the Hum. [...] The right to housing is outlined in several key international human rights instruments, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). [...] Available at: A Briefing - ESC Rights Part Four: The Right to Food Adequate Housing in the UK - An Explainer (nuffieldfoundation.org) 5 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (1990) General Comment No.3: The Nature of States Parties Obligations. [...] Available at: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities | OHCHR 10 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (1991) General Comment No.4: The Right to Adequate Housing. [...] This framework ensures that various entities, including international organisations, human rights institutions, civil society groups, and businesses effectively support and protect the human rights of those living in poverty.18 Amid the current cost of living crisis, the aftermath of the pandemic, and significant government budget cuts, the third sector finds itself in a critical position.19 Suppo.