In this regard the Human Rights Consortium Scotland (HRC Scotland), a civil society network to protect and promote human rights in Scotland, drew the Committee’s attention to the right to food under Article 11 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural RightsiArticle 11 of the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Adopted and opened for signature, ratification and accession by General Assembly resolution 2200A (XXI) of 16 December 1966 entry into force 3 January 1976, in accordance with article 27 https://www.ohchr.org/en/professionalinterest/pages/cescr.aspx and commented that
household food insecurity has increased sharply since social distancing and lockdown measures.iiHuman Rights Consortium Scotland, Written Evidence
Age Concern conducted a survey of older people in May 2020 and found 32% of respondents struggled to get food from a supermarket in person and 39% struggled to get an online...