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Exclusive: Special rapporteur Olivier De Schutter to urge ministers to increase welfare spending on visit to country this week

Human rights expert says US companies trap workers in poverty, forcing them to rely on food stamps and Medicaid

UN rapporteur’s concern is ‘wake-up call’ for Sunak government considering cuts to benefits

‘Worst time’ for UK to impose spending cuts, says UN rapporteur

Exclusive: Olivier de Schutter says cuts could violate human rights laws, calling instead for higher taxes on rich

Exclusive: ‘Povertyism’ restricts access to education, housing, employment and social benefits and must be outlawed, says special rapporteur

The most vulnerable are “paying the price” of world events, Olivier De Schutter, UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, will say.

Sales at world’s top four traders have soared, raising concerns of profiteering and speculation

Lebanon’s political and financial leaders are responsible for forcing most of the country’s population into poverty, the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty, Olivier De Schutter, said in a report published Wednesday. He stressed that the Lebanese State, including its Central Bank, is responsible for human rights violations, including the…