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Human Rights

Theresia Degener chair of the committee, sits, talking, behind a name plate saying T Degener

October 11, 2018 0

Watchdogs’ concern over government refusal to act on UN rights reports

Four equality and human rights watchdogs have heavily criticised the government for its failure to address the serious concerns raised in a “damning” UN report on the rights of disabled people across the UK. A year on from the report by the UN’s committee on the rights of persons with disabilities (pictured), in which

Human Rights

Sue Bott giving evidence to a parliamentary committee

July 19, 2018 0

Brexit bill ‘will give ministers power to exchange trade deals for rights’

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The government’s trade bill – which will give ministers powers to give up disability rights protections in exchange for deals with other countries – proves disabled people were right to be concerned about the impact of Brexit, say campaigners. Disability and human rights organisations have written to trade secretary Liam Fox to express alarm

Human Rights

Sarah Newton speaking in the House of Commons

June 21, 2018 0

Minister for disabled people caught misleading MPs on cuts to support… again

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The minister for disabled people has been caught misleading MPs – again – as she tried to defend her government’s repeated breaches of the UN disability convention. It was the second time in five months that Sarah Newton (pictured) has misled MPs in a House of Commons debate about the support provided to disabled

Human Rights

Penny Mordaunt sitting on the edge of a stage, with Labour's Kate Green sitting nearby

June 4, 2017 0

COMMENT: If you value disabled people’s rights, and plan to vote Tory on Thursday, please read this…

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Penny Mordaunt, the minister for disabled people, told last week’s disability hustings event in London that no group experienced as much discrimination – including at the hands of the state – as disabled people. So what has her government done to address that discrimination since the 2015 election? The stories covered by Disability News

Human Rights

Baroness Brinton, smiling, with Kate Green sitting nearby

June 1, 2017 0

Election 2017: Lib Dems make UN convention pledge

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The Liberal Democrats have pledged that they would incorporate the UN disability convention into UK law. Although the policy – which would give disabled people in the UK a wave of new rights in law – was not part of the Liberal Democrat election manifesto, Disability News Service (DNS) has been told that it

Employment

February 21, 2015

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Most Access to Work recipients ‘have their support cut after reviews’

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Nearly all of the disabled people whose Access to Work (AtW) entitlement is reviewed by the government are having their support cut, according to evidence being compiled by disability organisations. The evidence suggests that the government is only managing to increase the number of people receiving support under the AtW scheme by cutting individuals’

News Archive

November 7, 2014 0

Court of appeal set for definitive ruling on bus access priority

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Campaigners will be outside the Royal Courts of Justice this week for the start of an appeal which should finally provide a definitive ruling on disabled people’s right to access wheelchair spaces on buses. The case is being brought by First Bus, which is appealing against a county court judgment that wheelchair-users should have

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Watchdogs’ concern over government refusal to act on UN rights reports

Brexit bill ‘will give ministers power to exchange trade deals for rights’

Minister for disabled people caught misleading MPs on cuts to support… again

COMMENT: If you value disabled people’s rights, and plan to vote Tory on Thursday, please read this…

Election 2017: Lib Dems make UN convention pledge

Most Access to Work recipients ‘have their support cut after reviews’

Court of appeal set for definitive ruling on bus access priority