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Cuts mean government ‘is complicit in high levels of domestic violence’

By John Pring on 2nd February 2017 Category: Crime

Cuts mean government ‘is complicit in high levels of domestic violence’
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The UK government is complicit in the disproportionately high levels of domestic violence experienced by disabled people, because of its welfare cuts and the failure to invest in support services, young campaigners have told MEPs. Four disabled co-founders of the user-led […]

Fresh fears on rights as Tory MEPs vote against anti-discrimination laws

By John Pring on 22nd May 2015 Category: Human Rights

Fresh fears on rights as Tory MEPs vote against anti-discrimination laws
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Fresh doubts have been cast on the Conservative government’s commitment to human rights and the UN disability convention, after the party’s MEPs voted against calls for new European laws that would protect disabled people from discrimination. All but three of the […]

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