Spain under fire for neglecting shanty town near Madrid - Euractiv Spain is depriving these 4,500 people of their basic rights and pushing them into poverty and social exclusion, the Council of Europe's social rights body said.

The repeated power cuts suffered by the 4,500 residents of #CañadaReal, a settlement south of Madrid, constitute a violation of the European Social Charter, the Council of Europe's European Committee of Social Rights said on Wednesday #right2housing #right2energy www.euractiv.com/section/poli...

In case you missed ECSR's decision: 'stable, consistent and secure access to adequate energy" is a prerequisite for, and a key element of, enjoyment of the rights to #housing, #health, #education, and protection against poverty and social exclusion under the European Social Charter. #right2energy