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Essex poverty in focus
LUCY WOOD reports on a meeting of human rights experts and community campaigners in Jaywick – which topped the English deprivation index in 2010 and 2015

JAYWICK is the most deprived area in England and was one of the locations that the United Nations special rapporteur on poverty Philip Alston visited during his trip here in November. 

On July 2 a follow-up event took place in response to the publication of the report. 

Clacton Unite Community, working with University of Essex law and human rights team presented the event with the intention of explaining why this report is a potential game changer and how learning about human rights and how we are rights holders can empower communities. 

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