MPs’ online abuse report: Disabled people ‘exposed to horrendous abuse’
An inquiry by a committee of MPs has revealed the “horrendous, degrading and dehumanising” abuse…
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MPs’ online abuse report: ‘Government ignored disabled people in safety probe’
A government examination of online safety almost entirely ignored the needs of disabled people, despite…
MPs’ online abuse report: Concern over links between abuse and football fans
MPs have raised serious concerns about links between football fans and the targeted online abuse…
Police criticised after failing to treat park bench flour attack as hate crime
A police force has been criticised for failing to treat an attack on a disabled…
Police and CPS face questions on failure to treat ‘utterly barbaric’ offences as hate crime
The police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) are facing questions over why an “utterly barbaric”…
Sharp fall in disability hate crime referrals by police
The Home Office has been unable to explain why the number of disability hate crime…
Police work on disability hate crime is ‘unacceptable’, say watchdogs
The work of police officers on more than half of their disability hate crime investigations…
MPs win praise for online abuse proposals
MPs have won praise after calling on the government to ensure disabled people finally secure…
Four jailed over furniture scam that targeted disabled and older people
Four people have been jailed for their part in a criminal operation set up by…
Disabled people need ‘equal and fair’ hate crime laws, MPs are told
Disabled people will only be protected from online abuse when they have “equal and fair”…