UN expert tells of disabled people’s ‘horrendous’ evidence on poverty
The UN expert investigating the government’s record on eradicating poverty has described how he has…
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Petition raising fears over ‘freedom deprivation bill’ tops 100,000 signatures
More than 100,000 people have signed a petition demanding the government makes major changes to…
High court go-ahead for challenge to government’s ‘failure to ensure secret vote’
A disabled woman is challenging the government’s failure to ensure that she can vote secretly…
Disability inequality is widening and risks becoming ‘entrenched’, says EHRC
Disabled people are becoming increasingly excluded in many areas of their lives and are in…
Ministers ‘failing to uphold a UN disability convention they do not understand’
Government ministers are failing to uphold the rights of disabled people, ignoring the need to…
Watchdogs’ concern over government refusal to act on UN rights reports
Four equality and human rights watchdogs have heavily criticised the government for its failure to…
Labour conference: Right-wing journalist faces ban call after ‘safe space’ video
Disabled party members are calling on Labour to ban a prominent right-wing journalist from future…
Lib Dem conference: Members vote for rights-based reform to mental health laws
Liberal Democrats have called for an end to “discriminatory” laws that allow people with mental…
Government’s response to ‘human catastrophe’ UN report is ‘deeply unsatisfying’
The government has been accused of publishing a “deeply unsatisfying” response to a devastating report…
Bill on mental capacity and liberty deprivation ‘will take disability rights backwards’
Disabled campaigners say the government must delay a controversial bill they believe would make it…