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Inquiry finds hundreds died ‘non-natural’ deaths following detention

By John Pring on 28th February 2015 Category: Human Rights

Inquiry finds hundreds died ‘non-natural’ deaths following detention
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Disabled activists have backed the findings of a major inquiry that concluded that serious flaws within the mental health and criminal justice systems were responsible for the deaths of hundreds of service-users in detention. They spoke out after the Equality and […]

Pressure on Premier League to boost access, after massive TV rights windfall

By John Pring on 21st February 2015 Category: Arts, Culture and Sport

Pressure on Premier League to boost access, after massive TV rights windfall
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Premier League football clubs would be guilty of a “scandalous” failure if they do not use some of a multi-billion pound TV rights windfall to improve access at their grounds according to the equality watchdog’s disability commissioner. The Conservative peer Lord […]

Equality watchdog funds ‘David and Goliath’ bus access appeal

By John Pring on 21st February 2015 Category: Transport

Equality watchdog funds ‘David and Goliath’ bus access appeal
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A disabled campaigner has won backing from the equality watchdog to continue his legal battle to protect the rights of wheelchair-users to travel on buses. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has decided to support wheelchair-user Doug Paulley’s appeal to […]

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