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Silence from police chiefs over ‘very worrying’ hate crime failure

By John Pring on 22nd October 2020 Category: Crime

Silence from police chiefs over ‘very worrying’ hate crime failure
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Police chiefs have refused to explain why the number of cases of disability hate crime being passed to prosecutors has fallen for the fifth year in a row. It is the second year running that the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) […]

Disability hate crime prosecutions plummet, while Home Office stays silent

By John Pring on 15th October 2020 Category: Crime

Disability hate crime prosecutions plummet, while Home Office stays silent
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The number of cases of disability hate crime prosecuted in court has plunged by nearly 40 per cent in just one year, Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) figures have revealed. The fall appears to be the result of a steep fall in […]

Little progress in 12 years since ground-breaking hate crime report, says follow-up

By John Pring on 1st October 2020 Category: Crime

Little progress in 12 years since ground-breaking hate crime report, says follow-up
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Little progress has been made in the 12 years since a ground-breaking investigation exposed how disabled people were being “harassed, attacked, humiliated and even killed” because their lives were considered less valuable than others, says a new report. The extent of […]

Four key changes to domestic violence bill could make ‘crucial difference’

By John Pring on 4th June 2020 Category: Crime

Four key changes to domestic violence bill could make ‘crucial difference’
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Campaigners are pushing the government to make key changes to its domestic violence bill so that it provides disabled people with “crucial” new protections from abusive carers and care workers, and new social security rights for survivors of abuse. They are […]

Autistic man still feels ‘let down and unsafe’ after police legal settlement

By John Pring on 9th April 2020 Category: Crime

Autistic man still feels ‘let down and unsafe’ after police legal settlement
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An autistic man who brought a legal case against a police force for discrimination, after it twice detained him, has had his claim settled out of court. Daniel Smith had challenged the policies of Devon and Cornwall police because he believed […]

Police and council face questions over second murder of disabled refugee

By John Pring on 19th October 2017 Category: Crime

Police and council face questions over second murder of disabled refugee
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Public bodies in Bristol are facing allegations of institutional disablism and racism, after the second case in four years in which a man has been convicted of the brutal murder of a disabled refugee. Friends say that Kamil Ahmad had repeatedly […]

Kamil Ahmad: Discrimination led to murder of disabled refugee, say friends

By John Pring on 19th October 2017 Category: Crime

Kamil Ahmad: Discrimination led to murder of disabled refugee, say friends
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Friends of a disabled Kurdish asylum-seeker have spoken of the institutionalised discrimination that they believe led to his murder at the hands of a racist neighbour. Kamil Ahmad wanted nothing more than a safe place that he could call home, after […]

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