United Kingdom
The UK left the European Union in January 2020, following a three-year process that caused deep strain to the country’s politics and constitution in ways that put the institutions that protect human rights at risk. It is also unclear to what extent EU law-derived human rights protections will be maintained post-departure, including for EU citizens resident in the UK. On the domestic front, a growing reliance on food banks is linked to austerity budget cuts and a welfare system overhaul that undermine the rights of the poorest families. The government refused in 2019 to order a fresh public inquiry into alleged UK complicity in rendition and torture.
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Children's RightsThis submission focuses on access to education during the Covid-19 pandemic, protection of education from attack, child poverty, unaccompanied migrant and asylum-seeking children, weapons sales to the Saudi-led coalition, protecting intersex children from medically unnecessary surgeries, and refugee education funding.
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UK: Children in England Going Hungry with Schools Shut
Uneven UK Approach for Covid-19 Doesn’t Guarantee Children’s Right to Food
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UK: No-Deal Brexit Risks Hunger for Poorest
Government Failing to Take Adequate Steps to Ensure Right to Food
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News
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Sex Workers’ Safety in the Balance in Scotland
Consultation Ignores Safest Option for Workers — Full Decriminalization
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England is Under Lockdown Again. Is Universal Credit Ready?
Concerns About Equal Access to the Benefit and Fresh Fears Over the ‘Five-Week Wait’
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UK: Automated Benefits System Failing People in Need
Government’s Flawed ‘Universal Credit’ Algorithm Pushing People into Poverty
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Interview: Don’t Fear the Machines, Fear the People Running Them
What Happens When You Take The ‘Human’ Out Of Human Rights?
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UK Data Shows People with Disabilities Caught in Covid-19 Crosshairs
UK Parliament Needs to Act Fast to Save Lives
