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Disabled mother-of-five launches lobby group after 20 years of family court injustice

By John Pring on 11th May 2017 Category: Human Rights

Disabled mother-of-five launches lobby group after 20 years of family court injustice
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A disabled mother-of-five has described how having to fight the courts repeatedly for nearly two decades for the right to keep her children has led her to set up a pressure group for disabled parents. Joanna* had her four oldest children […]

EHRC confusion after minister appears to scrap disability commissioner role

By John Pring on 4th May 2017 Category: Human Rights

EHRC confusion after minister appears to scrap disability commissioner role
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The government appears to have secretly scrapped the post of disability commissioner at the equality and human rights watchdog, but is refusing to confirm that it has done so. The decision only emerged following the government appointment of the disabled Tory […]

Concern over UN’s ‘silence’ on benefit-related deaths

By John Pring on 6th April 2017 Category: Human Rights

Concern over UN’s ‘silence’ on benefit-related deaths
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Disabled activists fear that the UN committee examining the UK’s progress on implementing the disability rights convention may be ignoring links between the government’s welfare reforms and the deaths of benefit claimants. This week, the UN committee on the rights of […]

Disability rights have regressed in nine areas, says EHRC

By John Pring on 6th April 2017 Category: Human Rights

Disability rights have regressed in nine areas, says EHRC
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Disabled people’s rights have regressed in at least nine areas since the coalition government assumed power in 2010, according to a new report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC). The report concludes that disabled people are still being treated […]

Disabled people must ‘take initiative’ in fight to keep rights after Brexit

By John Pring on 23rd March 2017 Category: Human Rights

Disabled people must ‘take initiative’ in fight to keep rights after Brexit
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Disabled people and their organisations must “take the initiative” and fight to keep the laws that protect their rights as the UK heads towards Brexit, campaigners have been told. The call came at a workshop in London organised by two of […]

Disabled EU citizens raise fears over post-Brexit residency rights

By John Pring on 23rd March 2017 Category: Human Rights

Disabled EU citizens raise fears over post-Brexit residency rights
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The Brexit process could see disabled people who were born on the continent but have lived here for many years unable to secure permanent residency in the UK, because they have never been able to work. UK law says citizens of […]

‘Frustration’ at two-month wait for EHRC’s new disability commissioner

By John Pring on 16th March 2017 Category: Human Rights

‘Frustration’ at two-month wait for EHRC’s new disability commissioner
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Members of the committee set up to lead on the equality watchdog’s work on disabled people’s rights are said to be frustrated at the government’s continuing failure to appoint a new disability commissioner. The previous commissioner, Lord [Chris] Holmes (pictured), left […]

Deprivation of liberty rules are ‘in crisis’ and must be replaced, says Law Commission

By John Pring on 16th March 2017 Category: Human Rights

Deprivation of liberty rules are ‘in crisis’ and must be replaced, says Law Commission
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Current laws that aim to ensure disabled people are not deprived of their liberty unlawfully are “in crisis” and need to be replaced urgently, according to the government’s advisers on law reform. The current system has led to tens of thousands […]

Disabled peer accuses Lord Winston of ‘discriminatory eugenic’ abortion agenda

By John Pring on 2nd March 2017 Category: Human Rights

Disabled peer accuses Lord Winston of ‘discriminatory eugenic’ abortion agenda
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A disabled peer has accused the renowned fertility expert Lord Winston of trying to hijack his attempts to outlaw disability discrimination in abortion laws because of his “discriminatory eugenic agenda”. The exchange in the House of Lords on Friday came as […]

Assisted suicide research finds ‘common ground’ between opposing camps

By John Pring on 2nd March 2017 Category: Human Rights

Assisted suicide research finds ‘common ground’ between opposing camps
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Disabled researchers who interviewed both opponents of legalising assisted suicide and those in favour of new laws have found “a surprising amount of common ground” between the two groups. The research, published by the national service-user and disabled people’s network Shaping […]

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