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UK faces UN examination: Call for action over mental health detentions

By John Pring on 24th August 2017 Category: Human Rights

UK faces UN examination: Call for action over mental health detentions
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The UK government has faced repeated, damning criticism from a UN committee of disabled human rights experts over its treatment of people in secure mental health settings. The criticism came during a two-day public examination in Geneva of the UK’s record […]

UK faces UN examination: Equality and rights bodies attack government failings

By John Pring on 24th August 2017 Category: Human Rights

UK faces UN examination: Equality and rights bodies attack government failings
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The UK’s equality and human rights bodies have attacked the government’s failure to protect disabled people’s rights. The assault came during a public examination in Geneva of the UK’s record in implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with […]

Blind voters unable to vote secretly and independently at election, says survey

By John Pring on 17th August 2017 Category: Human Rights

Blind voters unable to vote secretly and independently at election, says survey
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Only one in four blind and partially-sighted people who voted in June’s general election was able to do so independently and in secret, according to a new report. The disability charity RNIB said its Turned Out 2017 report showed that blind […]

My disability abortion bill could halt Britain’s slide towards eugenics, says Tory peer

By John Pring on 3rd August 2017 Category: Human Rights

My disability abortion bill could halt Britain’s slide towards eugenics, says Tory peer
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A disabled peer has warned that Britain could be heading towards becoming a “eugenic” society if parliament does not agree to update abortion laws to make it illegal to discriminate against foetuses with impairments. Lord [Kevin] Shinkwin believes that equalising the […]

Disabled women raise concerns over peer’s disability abortion bill

By John Pring on 3rd August 2017 Category: Human Rights

Disabled women raise concerns over peer’s disability abortion bill
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Disabled women have raised concerns about a new bill that would equalise the time limit for abortions for disabled and non-disabled foetuses. The private member’s bill has been brought forward by the disabled Tory peer Lord [Kevin] Shinkwin. He told Disability […]

Disabled peer continues three-month boycott of EHRC board meetings

By John Pring on 3rd August 2017 Category: Human Rights

Disabled peer continues three-month boycott of EHRC board meetings
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The disabled peer chosen to be the equality watchdog’s new disability commissioner has still not attended a single board meeting, more than three months after his appointment, because of a continuing stand-off over the decision to scrap the post. Lord [Kevin] […]

DR UK’s new boss pledges better links with other DPOs and grassroots groups

By John Pring on 20th July 2017 Category: Human Rights

DR UK’s new boss pledges better links with other DPOs and grassroots groups
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The new boss of Disability Rights UK (DR UK) has pledged to do more to involve young disabled people in the organisation’s work, and improve its relationships with other disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) and grassroots campaigning groups. Kamran Mallick (pictured) took […]

Government’s UN response ‘exposes failings on disability convention’

By John Pring on 13th July 2017 Category: Human Rights

Government’s UN response ‘exposes failings on disability convention’
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The government has ignored key evidence that demonstrates widespread breaches of the UN disability convention, according to disabled people’s grassroots groups and organisations that are working together to expose its failings. They spoke out after the government submitted its response to […]

New disabled commissioner ‘astounded and offended’ by EHRC treatment

By John Pring on 29th June 2017 Category: Human Rights

New disabled commissioner ‘astounded and offended’ by EHRC treatment
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A disabled peer who thought he had been appointed as the next disability commissioner – only to be told the post had been abolished – has been left “astounded and offended” by his treatment by the Equality and Human Rights Commission […]

UN confirms that UK government’s treaty violations were both grave AND systematic

By John Pring on 29th June 2017 Category: Human Rights

UN confirms that UK government’s treaty violations were both grave AND systematic
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The United Nations (UN) committee that found the UK government guilty of violating the UN disability convention has revealed for the first time that its breaches of the human rights treaty were both “grave” and “systematic”. The decision to clarify the […]

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