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🗣 𝗗𝗲-𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆: 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 As it is turning away from its foundational values of solidarity and non-discrimination, rooted in international and regional frameworks on human rights, the European Union has entered a crisis of democratic and moral legitimacy. An obvious symptom of this crisis is the development of an overly securitised and criminalising approach in its public policies concerning people in vulnerable situations (people on the move, racialised populations, homeless and people in poverty, etc.). This approach results in discriminatory practices which are not only contradictory with the values of the EU and its member states, but are also ineffective and counter-productive in addressing what are, in essence, social issues. As a civil society organisation working at the international level, we believe there is an urgent need to shift the narrative in the European political space away from its current security obsession, and towards a decriminalised and non-discriminatory approach, centred on human rights and social justice. European institutions and member states should stop considering poverty and migration as threats to national security or public order. Instead, they should consider them as social issues that can be resolved through public policies that address the root causes of people’s vulnerabilities. Civil society should unite in tackling these discriminatory and criminalising policies and in developing and promoting a counter-narrative through research, awareness-raising and advocacy. The policy brief reflects the outcomes of a panel discussion held during the European Citizens’ Summit, which took place in Brussels in March 2024, in which ASF, European Alternatives, FEANTSA and Prison Insider took part. 🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 ➡ https://lnkd.in/eifJ6jT3 European Alternatives FEANTSA Prison Insider #EuropeanUnion #EU #Migration #Poverty #Advocacy #CivilSociety #PettyOffences

Following the joint letter we sent with 14 other civil society organisations on 26 November, we had the chance to meet with the new Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for People, Skills and Preparedness Roxana Minzatu.    Together with European Roma Grassroots Organisations (ERGO) Network European Network Against Racism Aisbl (ENAR) Eurodiaconia Social Platform Save TheChildren Platform for Undocumented Migrants (PICUM) representatives and based on our joint work with the coalition of organisation which signed the letter, we discussed concrete steps concerning the upcoming #EUAntiPovertyStrategy #EUAPS, such as:   🟣The need to come up with an ambitious strategy,  🟣how to involve people experiencing poverty in the design and implementation of the EU APS,  🟣intersection with other key frameworks such as the European Semester, the Anti-Discrimination Strategies, the renewed European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan and the Multiannual Financial Framework post-2027.   We look forward to continuing our cooperation with EVP Roxana Minzatu during the next steps of the design of the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy. 

🇪🇺 How can the European Union address issues of poverty, discrimination and social inclusion? 🗣️ We asked some of the 300 participants of the EU Youth Conference in Ghent. The event was part of the EU Youth Dialogue led by the presidency trio of Spain, Belgium, and Hungary. It focused on the European Youth Goal 3, inclusive societies. #EU2024BE Vlaamse Jeugdraad Forum des Jeunes - BE Council of the European Union European Youth Forum

Replying to UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights - #OlivierDeSchutter @srpoverty GDP📈 🆚 🪜transition 👇 necessary but insufficient Interesting🧵 & approach by @srpoverty @DeSchutterO @WBG_Poverty , imho, albeit too good to be feasible in the real world, right now. Such noble ideas practically contrast with current 🌐l economical & geopolitical feasibility. .. Apart the G2🤺☢️ super✊️s (rest of G20 are mere obidient vassals), the prerequisites haven't changed for incumbent govts, #African warlords & #LordsOfPoverty 📕 to end the 🌐 #poverty. Leave alone by 2030 in line with off-track #SDGs, climate change & conflicts worsening. 🤔 ... UN Special Rapporteur on poverty and human rights - @srpoverty " The widely held belief that increasing economic growth will solve global #poverty is wrong and leading the world down a dangerous path. Report presented @UN_HRC #HRC56: undocs.org/A/HRC/56/61 Press release: ohchr.org/en/press-relea… A thread summarising the report below... .. For decades we have been following the same, tired recipe: grow the economy first, then use the wealth to combat #poverty. This is not only misguided, it is dangerous. In the name of #GDP we are pushing our planet and its people to the brink. /2 .. The economies of rich countries have grown far beyond what is necessary; they have become obese. Yet #poverty remains entrenched and inequality is spiraling out of control. Unchecked economic growth is propelling the planet towards climate collapse. /3 .. In the Global South, where growth can still serve a useful role, wealth creation relies heavily on exploiting a cheap workforce and extracting natural resources, often to produce goods for the Global North and to pay back foreign debt. /4 .. My report calls for an urgent rethink in the fight against #poverty: for debt restructuring and forgiveness, for the financing of universal public services through progressive taxation on inheritance, wealth and carbon, for stronger international cooperation on #TaxEvasion. /5 .. It calls on governments to reject GDP as an indicator of progress, to guarantee government-backed jobs, to renumerate unpaid domestic and care work, to set minimum wages, to cap wealth generated from destructive industries. /6 .. There is a rapidly growing movement aligned to this vision, which I have had the privilege to join while drafting this report – all convinced of the need to urgently move #BeyondGrowth. It is time that governments took notice and put the 20th century behind them. 7/7 " ... https://lnkd.in/eVgj3Gns

Nations that safeguard human rights struggle less with poverty and crises. Communities are more resilient and united. Socially responsible businesses often do better financially. For Our common future! #HumanRights are our best answer to the biggest challenges. #Standup4humanrights #HumanRightsDay

Happy to share this Avocats Sans Frontières policy brief on "De-securitizing and decriminalizing migration and poverty: Advocating for a non-discriminatory approach in European policies", written with Elodie Hut !🤓 The #EU is facing a crisis of values, democracy and moral legitimacy, as reflected by the overly securitized and criminalizing public policies concerning people in vulnerable situations (especially people on the move, racialised populations, poor and homeless people). In this paper, we advocate for a major shift in the European narrative, towards a decriminalized and non-discriminatory approach, centered on #humanrights and #socialjustice. European institutions and member states should stop considering #poverty and #migration as threats to national security or public order. We believe civil society has a major role to play in tackling these policies and developing and promoting a common counter-narrative through research, awareness-raising and advocacy. This brief was inspired by the panel discussion held during the European Citizens’ Summit, in which Avocats Sans Frontières, European Alternatives, FEANTSA and Prison Insider took part in March 2024 in Brussels. 👉 Read here: https://lnkd.in/eMZ7xBaA

We’re focusing on human rights this week in partnership with the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) in a training on ‘Human Rights and Multidimensional Poverty Measurement, Analysis, and Reduction’. We're exploring how #HumanRights norms and obligations can provide an effective framework for poverty reduction using the MPI.

🗣 𝗗𝗲-𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Current EU policies favour a criminalising and securitising approach to societal issues such as migration and poverty at the expense of individuals’ fundamental rights. Research shows that it would be collectively beneficial and less costly to address the rout causes of those societal issues rather than attacking the people who suffer from them and the individuals and organisations who work in favor of a greater respect for their rights and their dignity. Current EU migration policies have made migration routes more dangerous and reinforced situations of exploitation and violence towards people on the move. The generalisation of racist and xenophobic discourses to justify those inhumane policies have led to an increase in violence towards people on the move and racialised people, which adds to the structural racism they already suffer from while trying to access housing, education, health services, etc. The EU and its member states are also criminalising solidarity and activisim, directly undermining the rule of law and the fundamental rights of its citizens. Those tendencies are a real threat for the human rights of everyone in Europe and for democracy itself. This calls for a collective mobilisation to produce a counter-narrative and demonstrate that an approach based on social justice and non-discrimination is possible and highly desirable, and that this will be to the benefit of not only discriminated populations but European societies as a whole. 🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳 ➡ https://lnkd.in/eifJ6jT3 #EU #EuropeanUnion #HumanRights #Democracy #Racism #StructuralRacism #Colonisation #Decolonisation #CivicSpace #Migration #Poverty #PettyOffences

Digital exclusion is hurting the life chances of millions in Britain #Digital #DigitalExclusion #Equality #DigitalMedia #Poverty #TSGTSG #SoftwareAssurance #BusinessSystems #BusinessSolutions #SoftwareTesting #SoftwareSolutions #QA #SoftwareQualityAssurance #TestDrivenDevelopment #TestManagement https://soamp.li/llOg

🌍 Strong Voices, Aligned Visions 🌍 We're pleased to see how the latest statement from Olivier De Schutter, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, aligns so closely with EAPN - European Anti Poverty Network’s vision for a comprehensive EU Anti-Poverty Strategy. To make a real impact, the statement refers that the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy must ensure 🔹 Meaningful participation of people in poverty to co-create policies. 🔹 Enhanced access to social services without discrimination, especially in the digital age. 🔹 Prioritising social investment over fiscal austerity to ensure essential services reach those who need them most. 🔹 Strengthening the European Child Guarantee to tackle child poverty. 🔹 Rigorous impact assessments to evaluate how policies affect poverty and inequality reduction. This alignment strengthens our collective call for urgent action on poverty in Europe. Together, we can push for a more equitable and inclusive future for all. 🌟 👉 Read the full statement https://lnkd.in/dRqAHEpX #FightPoverty #EUAntiPovertyStrategy #EUAPS #SocialRights