Austerity measures and the cost-of-living crisis have led to rising poverty rates and violations of socioeconomic rights in the UK and Europe. However, there are limited routes of redress for these violations in many European countries. Claims using Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) to address violations of socioeconomic rights are suggested but not fully described in the academic literature. The European Court of Human Rights has found violations of the Convention in very limited circumstances caused by poverty and destitution. These circumstances include violations of the ECHR in cases of insufficient food being provided to those detained by the state. This paper considers possible violations of Article 3 ECHR in relation to food poverty. It argues that hunger is a violation of human dignity and provides tangible evidence of degrading treatment. It identifies benefit caps, the two-child limit, and benefit sanctions as policies that can lead to food poverty and, as a result, could amount to degrading treatment. For some living in food poverty due to these policies, Article 3 ECHR may provide a route of redress.

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食物、尊严和欧洲人权法院

紧缩措施和生活成本危机导致英国和欧洲的贫困率上升和社会经济权利受到侵犯。然而，在许多欧洲国家，针对这些违法行为的补救途径有限。学术文献中提出了使用《欧洲人权公约》(ECHR) 第 3 条来解决侵犯社会经济权利的主张，但并未对此进行充分描述。欧洲人权法院认定，在非常有限的情况下，由于贫困和匮乏而违反了《公约》。这些情况包括违反《欧洲人权公约》，即向被国家拘留的人提供的食物不足。本文考虑了与粮食贫困有关的可能违反欧洲人权公约第 3 条的行为。它认为饥饿是对人类尊严的侵犯，并提供了有辱人格待遇的切实证据。它将福利上限、两个孩子的限制和福利制裁确定为可能导致粮食贫困的政策，从而可能构成有辱人格的待遇。对于一些因这些政策而生活在粮食贫困中的人来说，《欧洲人权公约》第 3 条可以提供补救途径。