UK: A Human Rights-based Approach

By Scott Rains on December 17, 2009 10:49 AM | 0 Comments

Notice in the following how rights-based approached to travel so long championed by UNESCAP and our Asian network of disability advocates has appeared in a program in the UK:

Using human rights to tackle poverty and improve services

The Commission is working in partnership with the British Institute of Human Rights, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation and Oxfam UK in a two year programme to test the value of using a human rights-based approach to tackle poverty and improve services.

The project objective is to test the application of practical human rights-based models for anti-poverty groups across London who are actively seeking to support the participation of the most excluded people in service delivery and policies.

Pilots selected include a range of poverty issues and groups (for example poor housing, access to public services, women with criminal justice histories, and gypsies and travellers) where using a human rights-based approach has the potential to make a difference.

To find out more please go to: www.bihr.org.uk/projects/poverty

Source:
Equality and Human Rights News issue 18

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