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March 9, 2017

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Lee Irving murder sentences increased, but still no hate crime recognition

Two people involved in the brutal murder of a disabled man who was imprisoned and tortured to death have had their sentences increased by the court of appeal. Julie Mills and Nicole Lawrence were originally sentenced at Newcastle Crown Court last year after being convicted of involvement in the death of Lee Irving (pictured).

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Two pictures of Brendan Mason, one in a football shirt and one of him smiling

February 23, 2017

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Police force criticised after refusing to treat ‘lynch mob’ murder as hate crime

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A chief constable has insisted that his police force was right not to treat the brutal murder of a man with learning difficulties who was hung from a tree and beaten to death by two “friends” as a disability hate crime. Disabled campaigners had criticised the failings of Leicestershire police following the murder of

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Six people in front of a sign that says Europe Needs Feminism

February 2, 2017

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Cuts mean government ‘is complicit in high levels of domestic violence’

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The UK government is complicit in the disproportionately high levels of domestic violence experienced by disabled people, because of its welfare cuts and the failure to invest in support services, young campaigners have told MEPs. Four disabled co-founders of the user-led group Disabled Survivors Unite (DSU) spoke about their work and their own personal

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January 19, 2017

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Solicitor general appeals sentences on ‘disability hate crime’ murder

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The solicitor general has agreed to appeal the allegedly “unduly lenient” sentences handed down to three people jailed for offences connected with the murder of a disabled man who was imprisoned and tortured to death. But the solicitor general, the Tory MP Robert Buckland, has refused to appeal against the sentence handed to James

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Iain Duncan Smith shaking hands with a woman

December 22, 2016

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Criminal justice agencies reject call to investigate Duncan Smith’s WCA failings

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Scottish criminal justice agencies have rejected pleas to investigate the failure of two ministers to improve the safety of the government’s “fitness for work” test, despite evidence that their actions caused the deaths of at least three benefit claimants. Police Scotland was asked in March to investigate allegations of “wilful neglect of duty” by

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December 15, 2016

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Aunt of disabled man tortured to death seeks hate crime sentence appeal

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The aunt of a disabled man who was imprisoned and tortured to death is asking the attorney general to appeal against the judge’s failure to treat his murder as a disability hate crime. James Wheatley, 29, from Kenton Bar, Newcastle, repeatedly kicked, punched and stamped on Lee Irving (pictured) in attacks that took place

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December 8, 2016

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Murder of disabled man tortured to death by ‘friend’ was not hate crime, says judge

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A judge has failed to treat the murder of a disabled man who was imprisoned and tortured to death by his killer as a disability hate crime, raising fresh concerns about flawed legislation that is supposed to ensure higher sentences for such offences. Newcastle Crown Court heard during an eight-week trial how James Wheatley,

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Anne Novis on stage beside commander Mak Chishty of the Met police

October 20, 2016

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Huge rise in recorded hate crime, but full picture yet to emerge, say campaigners

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New Home Office figures show the number of disability hate crimes recorded by police increased by more than 40 per cent last year. The percentage increase in recorded disability hate crime by police forces across England and Wales was higher than for any other hate crime strand. One disabled campaigner said it was “both

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October 6, 2016

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Duncan Smith tells DNS: ‘I’m not going to be accused by you’ over mental health deaths

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Iain Duncan Smith has denied responsibility for the deaths of people with mental health conditions who took their own lives after being unfairly found fit for work by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Duncan Smith was speaking to Disability News Service (DNS) at the Tory party annual conference in Birmingham about his

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September 8, 2016

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Disability hate crime has fallen since 2007-2010, surprise new figures suggest

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Levels of disability hate crime in England and Wales have fallen in the years between 2007 and 2014, figures contained in a new report by the equality watchdog suggest. The publication is the latest in a series of follow-up reports carried out by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) in the wake of

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