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Woman killed herself after being stripped of disability benefit, says watchdog

By John Pring on 28th March 2014 Category: Benefits and Poverty, Human Rights, News Archive

Woman killed herself after being stripped of disability benefit, says watchdog
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A disabled woman almost certainly killed herself because she had been found “fit for work” and stripped of out-of-work disability benefits, according to a mental health watchdog. The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland concluded that the work capability assessment (WCA) process […]

Liberty judgments could provide safeguards for thousands

By John Pring on 21st March 2014 Category: Human Rights, Independent Living, News Archive

Liberty judgments could provide safeguards for thousands
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Thousands of disabled people should now receive regular reviews to ensure that they are not being deprived of their liberty by health or social care professionals, thanks to two keenly-anticipated Supreme Court decisions. The court found unanimously that a 39-year-old disabled […]

Craven faces international criticism over human rights comments

By John Pring on 21st March 2014 Category: Human Rights, News Archive

Craven faces international criticism over human rights comments
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The British head of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has been heavily criticised after suggesting that future hosts of the Olympic and Paralympic Games should not be judged on their countries’ human rights standards. Sir Philip Craven told a journalist from […]

Police force faces awkward questions over teenager’s death

By John Pring on 14th March 2014 Category: Crime, Human Rights, News Archive

Police force faces awkward questions over teenager’s death
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A police force is struggling to explain why its investigation into the death of a disabled teenager in an NHS unit did not lead to criminal charges, and why it appears to have failed to learn lessons from a notorious abuse […]

Pilkington force brought in to probe ‘hate crime attack’ by police officers

By John Pring on 14th March 2014 Category: Crime, Human Rights, News Archive

Pilkington force brought in to probe ‘hate crime attack’ by police officers
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A police force praised for improving its work on disability hate crime following a notorious double death has been called in by another force to investigate an alleged assault on a disabled man by two police officers. Faruk Ali was apparently […]

Disabled air passengers left with no protection from discrimination

By John Pring on 14th March 2014 Category: Human Rights, News Archive, Transport

Disabled air passengers left with no protection from discrimination
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Disabled air passengers have been left with no protection from in-flight discrimination across Europe, thanks to a ruling from the UK’s Supreme Court. The court ruled that international rules on air travel – the Montreal Convention – take precedence during flights […]

Government’s ‘indefensible failure’ on mental capacity laws

By John Pring on 14th March 2014 Category: Human Rights, News Archive

Government’s ‘indefensible failure’ on mental capacity laws
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The government’s failure to monitor the implementation of “visionary” laws designed to protect disabled adults who lack capacity to make decisions for themselves is “indefensible”, according to a report by a House of Lords committee. The report by the scrutiny committee, […]

People who stammer ‘face routine discrimination’ at work

By John Pring on 14th March 2014 Category: Employment, Human Rights, News Archive

People who stammer ‘face routine discrimination’ at work
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People who stammer are almost certain to face discrimination in the workplace and the jobs market, new research suggests. The study by Dr Clare Butler, of Newcastle University Business School, found that every one of the 36 men who were interviewed […]

Faruk Ali: ‘Attack’ on disabled man by police ‘may have been a hate crime’

By John Pring on 8th March 2014 Category: Crime, Human Rights, News Archive

Faruk Ali: ‘Attack’ on disabled man by police ‘may have been a hate crime’
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An alleged attack on a disabled man by two police officers may have been a disability hate crime, the local police and crime commissioner has told Disability News Service (DNS). Faruk Ali, who has autism and learning difficulties, was allegedly assaulted […]

Faruk Ali: Public anger after force refuses to suspend officers over ‘assault’

By John Pring on 8th March 2014 Category: Crime, Human Rights, News Archive

Faruk Ali: Public anger after force refuses to suspend officers over ‘assault’
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A police force has refused to suspend two officers who have been accused of assaulting a disabled man and chasing him into his family home. Relatives of Faruk Ali say that he was attacked as he helped to return bins to […]

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