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Activists vow to clear Osime Brown’s name after Home Office scraps deportation

By John Pring on 17th June 2021 Category: Human Rights

Activists vow to clear Osime Brown’s name after Home Office scraps deportation
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Autistic rights campaigners have vowed to fight to clear the name of a young, black autistic man after the Home Office finally agreed this week not to proceed with deporting him to Jamaica, a country he has not visited since he […]

Government Grenfell proposals suggest disabled residents might need to pay to keep safe

By John Pring on 10th June 2021 Category: Housing

Government Grenfell proposals suggest disabled residents might need to pay to keep safe
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New government plans that would protect some disabled people from the risk of fire in residential buildings do not go far enough, and even suggest that disabled residents might have to pay for measures to keep them safe, say campaigners. The […]

Campaigners prepare for last-ditch rally to prevent Osime Brown deportation

By Chloe Johnson on 10th June 2021 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Campaigners prepare for last-ditch rally to prevent Osime Brown deportation
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Campaigners are set to protest outside the Home Office this weekend to call on the government to abandon plans to deport a young, black autistic man to Jamaica, a country he has not visited since he was four. They say the […]

Anger over ‘horrifying’ slow pace of government’s post-Grenfell action

By John Pring on 3rd June 2021 Category: Human Rights

Anger over ‘horrifying’ slow pace of government’s post-Grenfell action
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The government has failed to act to protect disabled people from the risk of fire in high-rise and other residential buildings, nearly four years after the Grenfell Tower tragedy, say campaigners. Disabled campaigners and allies have shared an open statement – […]

Disabled peer secures victory over government on domestic abuse bill

By John Pring on 11th March 2021 Category: Crime

Disabled peer secures victory over government on domestic abuse bill
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A disabled peer has inflicted a heavy defeat on the government over its refusal to extend the rights of disabled survivors of domestic abuse through new legislation. Baroness [Jane] Campbell secured cross-party backing for her amendments to the government’s domestic abuse […]

Court ruling ‘shows systemic discrimination’ within ‘vile and horrendous’ asylum system

By John Pring on 17th December 2020 Category: Human Rights

Court ruling ‘shows systemic discrimination’ within ‘vile and horrendous’ asylum system
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A high court ruling has demonstrated the systemic disability discrimination within the Home Office’s asylum support system, say disabled activists. The high court this week rejected the Home Office’s argument that it was justified in discriminating against disabled claimants in the […]

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 […]

Ministers face Grenfell legal action after watering down evacuation safety measure

By John Pring on 8th October 2020 Category: Human Rights

Ministers face Grenfell legal action after watering down evacuation safety measure
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The family of a disabled woman who died in the Grenfell Tower fire are taking legal action to force the government to protect other residents who need assistance in evacuating from high-rise blocks of flats. Last year, the Grenfell inquiry said […]

Coronavirus: Government travel exemptions ignore needs of disabled people… again

By John Pring on 2nd July 2020 Category: Independent Living

Coronavirus: Government travel exemptions ignore needs of disabled people… again
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Disabled activists say the government has yet again ignored the support needs of disabled people during the pandemic crisis, after omitting social care workers from a list of travellers who can enter the UK without self-isolating for 14 days. The Home […]

CPS concern over huge drop in police disability hate crime cases

By John Pring on 31st October 2019 Category: Crime

CPS concern over huge drop in police disability hate crime cases
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The Crown Prosecution Service has joined a leading disabled campaigner in raising concerns about a huge fall in the number of disability hate crime cases passed by police forces to prosecutors. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) annual hate crime report for […]

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