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‘Devastating’ COVID deaths figures ‘show government breached disabled people’s right to life’

By John Pring on 24th September 2020 Category: Human Rights

‘Devastating’ COVID deaths figures ‘show government breached disabled people’s right to life’
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“Devastating” new official figures showing how many disabled people have died from coronavirus demonstrate that the government has violated its obligation to protect their right to life, says a leading disabled expert. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show disabled […]

Private sector ‘shames government on Equality Act’

By John Pring on 17th July 2015 Category: Independent Living

Private sector ‘shames government on Equality Act’
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The private sector has implemented the Equality Act far better than central and local government a committee of peers has been told by a prominent disabled campaigner. The peers were told that the focus on disability discrimination had faded since the […]

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