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Participation of the Practice of Rights (PPR)

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United Kingdom

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Monitoring

OP-ICESCR

Organizations across the world say British aid to private schools could violate human rights

A group organizations, including several ESCR-Net members, have expressed concern that the British government could be violating the right to education with its support for the growth of private...

A Card before You Leave: Participation and Mental Health (2007)

A community group's campaign to change mental health care policy, using a participatory, “bottom-up” approach to setting human rights indicators and benchmarks defined by group members themselves. The Belfast Mental Health Rights Group—a group of service users,...

The Queen on the Application of Bernard v. London Borough of Enfield, [2002] EWHC 2282 (Admin)

This case concerns a claim for damages by a woman with severe disabilities, Mrs. Bernard and her husband, Mr. Bernard, her sole caregiver, alleging that the local Housing Department did not provide them with accommodations suitably adapted for her disability. This failure, it was contended, constituted a violation of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR). Damages were sought under the Human Rights Act (HRA), which is the implementing legislation for the ECHR in the UK.

ESCR-Net releases report of six cases of corporate capture

ESCR-Net have developed a Scoping Report highlighting six cases of corporate capture in different industries and across different regions. The Scoping Report is a preliminary...

Advocates for International Development (A4ID)

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United Kingdom

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Strategic Litigation

OP-ICESCR

ESCR-Net letter to the Coordinating Committee of Special Procedures

On 23 September, ESCR-Net sent a letter to the Coordinating Committee of Special Procedures to express concern regarding statements issued by members of the parliament (MPs) of the United Kingdom following a preliminary report from an official mission to that country by the Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, Raquel Rolnik.

Right To Education Initiative (RTE)

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United Kingdom

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Strategic Litigation

Economic Policy

Monitoring

OP-ICESCR

Corporate Responsibility (CORE) Coalition

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United Kingdom

Working Group(s) / Area(s) of Work:

Corporate Accountability

OP-ICESCR

The Case of Keenan v. the United Kingdom (Application no. 27229/95)

Mark Keenan received intermittent psychiatric treatment since the age of 21. At 28, Keenan was admitted to prison, initially to the prison health center. Several attempts were made to transfer him to the general population, but his mental health worsened each time. Following a transfer attempt, he assaulted two guards and his sentence was increased by twenty-eight days. The next day Keenan hung himself.