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Government’s ‘laughable’ and misleading UN update on ‘grave and systematic violations’

By John Pring on 16th December 2021 Category: Human Rights

Government’s ‘laughable’ and misleading UN update on ‘grave and systematic violations’
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The government has been accused of publishing a “laughable” and unevidenced report that was supposed to provide an update on its progress since being accused in 2016 of “grave and systematic” violations of the UN disability convention. The 10,500-word report by […]

Government’s response to ‘human catastrophe’ UN report is ‘deeply unsatisfying’

By John Pring on 13th September 2018 Category: Human Rights

Government’s response to ‘human catastrophe’ UN report is ‘deeply unsatisfying’
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The government has been accused of publishing a “deeply unsatisfying” response to a devastating report by a UN committee that concluded last year that the UK had been “going backwards” on independent living. One disabled people’s organisation (DPO) said the government […]

Global Disability Summit: Mordaunt retreats from UK’s ‘global leader on rights’ claims

By John Pring on 26th July 2018 Category: Politics

Global Disability Summit: Mordaunt retreats from UK’s ‘global leader on rights’ claims
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The international development secretary, Penny Mordaunt, has been forced to retreat from her government’s repeated claims that the UK is a “global leader in disability rights”. Her government has faced anger from the UK disabled people’s movement at its decision to […]

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