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Election leaves UN disability committee with 17 men and just one woman

By John Pring on 23rd June 2016 Category: Human Rights

Election leaves UN disability committee with 17 men and just one woman
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Disabled activists are calling on the UN to take action after elections to the 18-strong committee that oversees the implementation of its disability rights convention left it with just a single female member alongside 17 men. The committee on the rights […]

Relief after doctors maintain strong opposition to assisted suicide

By John Pring on 23rd June 2016 Category: Human Rights

Relief after doctors maintain strong opposition to assisted suicide
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Disabled activists have welcomed the decision of doctors to vote strongly against relaxing their union’s position on physician-assisted suicide. The British Medical Association (BMA) voted by 63 per cent to 37 per cent this week at its annual representative meeting (ARM) […]

MPs back away from banning use of Tasers by police in mental health wards

By John Pring on 16th June 2016 Category: Human Rights

MPs back away from banning use of Tasers by police in mental health wards
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MPs have shied away from banning the use of Taser stun guns in psychiatric wards. The ban was proposed by the human rights campaign group Black Mental Health UK, and taken on by the Liberal Democrat MP and former care services […]

UK government set for UN grilling in Geneva over ‘breaches of disability rights’

By John Pring on 9th June 2016 Category: Human Rights

UK government set for UN grilling in Geneva over ‘breaches of disability rights’
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The UK government is set to face a grilling from UN experts next week over its alleged breaches of international obligations on disabled people’s human rights. The government will be examined on Wednesday and Thursday (15 and 16 June) by the […]

Outrage over ‘horrifying’ and ‘miserable’ plans to scrap Human Rights Act

By John Pring on 19th May 2016 Category: Human Rights

Outrage over ‘horrifying’ and ‘miserable’ plans to scrap Human Rights Act
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A string of user-led organisations have warned that the government’s “horrifying” plans to scrap the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British bill of rights will lead to a loss of vital legal protection for disabled people. Proposals to […]

Isaac takes EHRC chair, despite concerns over DWP ‘outsourcing’ work

By John Pring on 12th May 2016 Category: Human Rights

Isaac takes EHRC chair, despite concerns over DWP ‘outsourcing’ work
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The new chair of the equality watchdog has taken up his new post, despite question-marks over potential conflicts of interest arising from his legal firm’s work for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and other government departments. David Isaac took […]

Government set to slash equality watchdog’s budget… again

By John Pring on 28th April 2016 Category: Human Rights

Government set to slash equality watchdog’s budget… again
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The government has told the equality watchdog that it plans to slash its budget again, even though the financial year has already started. The planned cuts only emerged after the Government Equalities Office (GEO) told Disability News Service (DNS) that it […]

‘Conflict of interest’ lawyer to chair EHRC, as minister ignores MPs’ concerns

By John Pring on 28th April 2016 Category: Human Rights

‘Conflict of interest’ lawyer to chair EHRC, as minister ignores MPs’ concerns
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The government has appointed a commercial lawyer to chair the equality and human rights watchdog, despite MPs raising serious concerns about a potential conflict of interest caused by his firm’s work for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The Government […]

Fresh staff cuts at EHRC ‘will undermine its vital work’

By John Pring on 21st April 2016 Category: Human Rights

Fresh staff cuts at EHRC ‘will undermine its vital work’
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The equality watchdog is set to make nearly 30 members of staff redundant, in what critics say is a blow to its efforts to enforce equality laws and hold the government to account over its record on disability discrimination. The Equality […]

Equality watchdog to mirror UN inquiry into DWP’s rights violations

By John Pring on 7th April 2016 Category: Human Rights

Equality watchdog to mirror UN inquiry into DWP’s rights violations
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The equality watchdog is to commission a major piece of research into whether the government’s welfare reforms have harmed the human rights of disabled people and other minority groups. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says it wants to examine […]

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