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Theatre discrimination victory ‘will have wide-reaching impact’

By John Pring on 7th February 2014 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport, Human Rights, News Archive

Theatre discrimination victory ‘will have wide-reaching impact’
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A leading entertainment group has admitted discriminating against a disabled theatre-goer by forcing him to buy a ticket for the personal assistant (PA) he needed to accompany him to a concert. Doug Paulley and seven other residents of the care home […]

First national appeal system for council-funded care ‘will solve a lot of grief’

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

First national appeal system for council-funded care ‘will solve a lot of grief’
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The government has finally bowed to demands from MPs and campaigners to introduce the first national system that will allow disabled and older people to appeal against being turned down for council-funded care and support. The Liberal Democrat care and support […]

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 […]

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