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Minister ridiculed over ‘global leadership on disability inclusion’ claim

By John Pring on 1st December 2022 Category: Human Rights

Minister ridiculed over ‘global leadership on disability inclusion’ claim
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The new minister for disabled people has been ridiculed for claiming the government has a record of providing “global leadership on disability inclusion”, six years after it was found guilty of “grave” and “systematic” violations of the UN disability convention. Tom […]

Disabled activists will push for changes to draft mental health bill that ‘breaches rights’

By John Pring on 30th June 2022 Category: Human Rights

Disabled activists will push for changes to draft mental health bill that ‘breaches rights’
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Disabled activists have pledged to push for changes to the government’s new draft mental health bill because it is set to retain “fundamental human rights breaches”. Health and social care secretary Sajid Javid this week published the draft bill, which he […]

Government ‘pauses’ disability policies over ‘unlawful’ national strategy

By John Pring on 16th June 2022 Category: Politics

Government ‘pauses’ disability policies over ‘unlawful’ national strategy
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The government has “paused” some of its disability policies after being told by a court in January that its National Disability Strategy was unlawful. In a letter sent out to stakeholders this week, and in a statement to parliament, the minister […]

Minister defends use of misleading jobs figures at UN

By John Pring on 16th June 2022 Category: Employment

Minister defends use of misleading jobs figures at UN
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The minister for disabled people and a senior civil servant have defended the use of misleading figures about the government’s performance on disability employment at a United Nations event in New York. They made the comments yesterday (Wednesday) at an event […]

‘Significant progress’ needed on disability rights in Wales, says report for UN committee

By John Pring on 7th April 2022 Category: Human Rights

‘Significant progress’ needed on disability rights in Wales, says report for UN committee
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A “significant amount of progress” still needs to be made on implementing the UN disability convention in Wales, according to a new report co-produced by disabled people. Disability Wales has been working with disabled people across Wales on the “shadow report”, […]

UN to hear how disabled people feel ‘expendable’ after rights regression since 2017

By John Pring on 24th March 2022 Category: Human Rights

UN to hear how disabled people feel ‘expendable’ after rights regression since 2017
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There has been “continued regression” in disabled people’s rights in the five years since a UN committee told the UK government that its cuts and reforms had caused a “human catastrophe”, according to a new report by disabled people’s organisations (DPOs). […]

Progress on UN rights convention ‘has regressed and stagnated across UK’

By John Pring on 24th March 2022 Category: Human Rights

Progress on UN rights convention ‘has regressed and stagnated across UK’
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Progress on disability rights in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland has stalled in many areas in the last five years, and in some parts has even regressed, according to reports by national disabled people’s organisations (DPOs). The three DPOs told a […]

Government’s ‘laughable’ and misleading UN update on ‘grave and systematic violations’

By John Pring on 16th December 2021 Category: Human Rights

Government’s ‘laughable’ and misleading UN update on ‘grave and systematic violations’
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The government has been accused of publishing a “laughable” and unevidenced report that was supposed to provide an update on its progress since being accused in 2016 of “grave and systematic” violations of the UN disability convention. The 10,500-word report by […]

Disability arts organisation’s call for new cultural rights

By John Pring on 9th December 2021 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Disability arts organisation’s call for new cultural rights
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A leading disability arts organisation has called on the Welsh government to provide new cultural and international rights for disabled people. Disability Arts Cymru, the leading organisation for disability arts in Wales, spoke out as it launched a new manifesto: Bring […]

‘Deeply dangerous’ WeThe15 campaign exposed by failure to criticise COP26

By John Pring on 25th November 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

‘Deeply dangerous’ WeThe15 campaign exposed by failure to criticise COP26
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The failure of international organisations at the heart of a major new disability rights campaign to criticise governments for side-lining disabled people in the Glasgow climate change agreement has exposed their efforts as “deeply dangerous”, say activists. International Disability Alliance (IDA) […]

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