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UN expert says UK disabled people are ‘between a rock and a hard place’

By John Pring on 7th February 2014 Category: Human Rights, News Archive

UN expert says UK disabled people are ‘between a rock and a hard place’
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A UN human rights expert has called on the government to assess the impact of its welfare reforms on the right to adequate housing of disabled people and other marginalised groups. Raquel Rolnik, the UN special rapporteur on housing, has used […]

Attorney general takes ‘garage slave’ sentence to appeal court

By John Pring on 7th February 2014 Category: Crime, Human Rights, News Archive

Attorney general takes ‘garage slave’ sentence to appeal court
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The attorney general has agreed to ask the court of appeal to impose a tougher sentence on the owner of an ice-cream van business who carried out a series of violent attacks on a disabled man. Disabled activists have expressed frustration […]

Kinsella hate crime farce ‘highlights need for new laws’

By John Pring on 31st January 2014 Category: Crime, Human Rights, News Archive

Kinsella hate crime farce ‘highlights need for new laws’
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The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has admitted that its own barrister failed to follow instructions to ask for a series of violent attacks on a disabled man to be treated as disability hate crime. The case has once again frustrated hate […]

Criminal justice system ‘is failing offenders with learning difficulties’

By John Pring on 31st January 2014 Category: Crime, Human Rights, News Archive

Criminal justice system ‘is failing offenders with learning difficulties’
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The treatment of people with learning difficulties should be “significantly improved” right across the criminal justice system, from arrest to sentencing, according to a new report. The report concludes that the needs of offenders with learning difficulties are going unnoticed when […]

Inclusion is only right for some disabled children, says EHRC

By John Pring on 24th January 2014 Category: Education, Human Rights, News Archive

Inclusion is only right for some disabled children, says EHRC
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The human rights watchdog has admitted that it is not in favour of a fully inclusive education system, a position that defies a key part of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Equality and Human Rights […]

Government’s ‘unwieldy’ plan for disability advice is ‘cynical effrontery’

By John Pring on 24th January 2014 Category: Human Rights, Independent Living, News Archive

Government’s ‘unwieldy’ plan for disability advice is ‘cynical effrontery’
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A government plan to replace its high-level committee of disabled advisors with three new advice bodies has been described by a veteran disabled activist as “unwieldy, complicated and probably inaccessible to grassroots disabled people’s organisations”. The government this week published details […]

Doubts over police watchdog’s probe into ‘hate crime’ murder

By John Pring on 24th January 2014 Category: Crime, Human Rights, News Archive

Doubts over police watchdog’s probe into ‘hate crime’ murder
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Doubts have been raised over the ability of the police complaints watchdog to carry out a proper investigation into the circumstances surrounding the brutal murder of a disabled man. The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has so far refused to say […]

Disabled peer battles on over care home human rights protection

By John Pring on 24th January 2014 Category: Activism and Campaigning, Housing, Human Rights, News Archive

Disabled peer battles on over care home human rights protection
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A disabled peer is refusing to concede defeat despite the coalition narrowly overturning his amendment to the care bill, which would have provided human rights protection for residents of private sector and charity-run homes. Lord [Colin] Low secured the amendment after […]

Shakespeare calls for focus on barriers, not headcounts

By John Pring on 24th January 2014 Category: Human Rights, News Archive

Shakespeare calls for focus on barriers, not headcounts
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International research on disability should focus on the barriers disabled people face, rather than endless headcounts of how many people there are in developing countries with different impairments, according to a leading disabled academic. Dr Tom Shakespeare, currently a senior lecturer […]

DWP declares ‘business as usual’, despite appeal court ruling

By John Pring on 17th January 2014 Category: Benefits and Poverty, Human Rights, News Archive

DWP declares ‘business as usual’, despite appeal court ruling
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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has caused outrage after telling senior civil servants that it was “business as usual”, despite the court of appeal ruling that its “fitness for work” test discriminated against many disabled people. The court ruled […]

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