More than 20 charities, including the Trussell
Trust, the Child Poverty Action Group and Church Action on Poverty have
signed a statement accusing the UK of violating the basic right to food.
The action follows a letter to the government from 600 Christian clergy and bishops seeking urgent action on the scandal of foodbanks and food poverty, a smiler statement today from Jewish leaders, and the nationwide End Hunger Fast - backed by the beliefs and values think-tank Ekklesia and many others - in solidarity with 900,000 people going hungry or short of food.
"It is our opinion that the UK has violated the human right to food and breached international law.
"This state of affairs is both avoidable and unnecessary. We call on the Government to take immediate action to ensure that the no one in the UK is denied their most basic right to sufficient and adequate food,” the common statement says.
A public vigil was held opposite Parliament at 6pm yesterday (16 April 2014) by members of the End Hunger Fast campaign.
Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner, Senior Rabbi at Movement for Reform Judaism were among those present.
The Barrow-Cadbury trust has backed the report 'Going Hungry? The Human Right to Food in the UK', from the new Just Fair Consortium, which was launched recently.
This sets out the situation facing those on the breadline in austerity Britain, and the case for change.
The UK government and the Department of Work and Pensions are continuing to deny that there is a problem, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
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The action follows a letter to the government from 600 Christian clergy and bishops seeking urgent action on the scandal of foodbanks and food poverty, a smiler statement today from Jewish leaders, and the nationwide End Hunger Fast - backed by the beliefs and values think-tank Ekklesia and many others - in solidarity with 900,000 people going hungry or short of food.
"It is our opinion that the UK has violated the human right to food and breached international law.
"This state of affairs is both avoidable and unnecessary. We call on the Government to take immediate action to ensure that the no one in the UK is denied their most basic right to sufficient and adequate food,” the common statement says.
A public vigil was held opposite Parliament at 6pm yesterday (16 April 2014) by members of the End Hunger Fast campaign.
Rabbi Laura Janner-Klausner, Senior Rabbi at Movement for Reform Judaism were among those present.
The Barrow-Cadbury trust has backed the report 'Going Hungry? The Human Right to Food in the UK', from the new Just Fair Consortium, which was launched recently.
This sets out the situation facing those on the breadline in austerity Britain, and the case for change.
The UK government and the Department of Work and Pensions are continuing to deny that there is a problem, despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
Read more...
