UN Special Rapporteur

[ephemerol9]

Hello Everyone

Just got useful message from Sue at Spartacus (Activist group forclaimants/disabled).
Raquel Rolnik, the UN Special Rapporteur from Brazil who has been in news recently, (called on UK Govt to scrap the Bedroom Tax and reportedly to scrap Benefit Cap)is asking for people to send her their stories - personal experiences relating to ESA, Atos and WCA's.

Her ((Raquel Rolnik's) email is: [email protected] or write to :
His Excellency Ban Ki Moon
United Nations Secretary-General
UN Headquarters
First Avenue at 46th Street
New York NY 10017
USA
email:[email protected]

In case I?ve got details wrong, check with Sue c/o Spartacus. Her E-mail is [email protected]
or We are Spartacus - Index ... wwRedirect for the link to the Spartacus Forum.

Her focus is on the 1 year time limit for ESA. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can email her separately about that, or any other issues as above, and she will add it to her own report she is sending to the UN.

Please copy and share this..

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[ephemerol9]

I just came across this which I also thought would be of interest...



Call for contributions on Thematic Report on the Human Rights Impact of Fiscal and Tax Policy - SR on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights - Deadline 2 December 2013



Civil Society Section

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights



United Nations Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights



Consultation

The human rights impact of fiscal and tax policy

Deadline - 2 December 2013



Dear all,



In preparation for a forthcoming thematic report to the 26th session of the Human Rights Council (June 2014), the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Magdalena Sep?lveda Carmona, invites civil society organizations to submit contributions on the human rights impact of fiscal and tax policy. Please refer to this questionnaire for more details.



https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H3uk028y4T09FC216u8s7hcOcujHIrSP27jGyiAKL0w/edit



The Special Rapporteur welcomes the submission of research studies or reports on this topic, particularly those examining how fiscal and tax policies impact the human rights of persons living in poverty. In particular, answers to the questions below are sought in order to collect views of civil society on policies and practices in various countries. Please note that it is not necessary to reply in full to all the questions; partial responses are also welcome.



Please send your contributions, in English, Spanish or French, in MS Word document, PDF or compatible format no later than 2 December 2013 to: [email protected]



Best regards,



Civil Society Section

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Tel. +41 (0) 22 - 917 - 9656

[email protected]