Police criticised after failing to treat park bench flour attack as hate crime
A police force has been criticised for failing to treat an attack on a disabled…
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MPs launch inquiry into online abuse of disabled people, following Katie Price petition
Disability hate crime campaigners are to give evidence to MPs next month as part of…
Outrage after chancellor blames disabled people for UK’s economic woes
The chancellor of the exchequer is facing calls to apologise after he made “disgraceful” comments…
Second year of huge rises in disability hate crime, but causes still unclear
The number of disability hate crimes recorded by the police rose by more than 50…
Ten years on, campaigners ask again: ‘If these are not hate crimes, what are?’
Six new cases in which disabled people have been the victims of brutal and degrading…
Lee Irving murder sentences increased, but still no hate crime recognition
Two people involved in the brutal murder of a disabled man who was imprisoned and…
Police force criticised after refusing to treat ‘lynch mob’ murder as hate crime
A chief constable has insisted that his police force was right not to treat the…
Solicitor general appeals sentences on ‘disability hate crime’ murder
The solicitor general has agreed to appeal the allegedly “unduly lenient” sentences handed down to…
Aunt of disabled man tortured to death seeks hate crime sentence appeal
The aunt of a disabled man who was imprisoned and tortured to death is asking…
Outrage after council’s mobility scooter pavement ban suggestion
A council’s proposals to ban some mobility scooters from pavements as part of a crackdown…