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Minister suggests ‘realities of the world’ mean government will not halt attack on rights

By John Pring on 8th March 2018 Category: Human Rights

Minister suggests ‘realities of the world’ mean government will not halt attack on rights
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The justice minister responsible for human rights appears to have dismissed calls for the government to do more to protect the social and economic rights of disabled people and other groups. Dr Phillip Lee, a junior justice minister whose responsibilities include […]

‘Huge danger’ of UK austerity policies damaging rights, says UN expert

By John Pring on 8th March 2018 Category: Human Rights

‘Huge danger’ of UK austerity policies damaging rights, says UN expert
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There is a “huge danger” that the government’s austerity policies are damaging the well-established social and economic rights of disabled people and other groups, according to the chair of a UN human rights committee. Virginia Bras-Gomes, chair of the UN committee […]

UK government set for UN grilling in Geneva over ‘breaches of disability rights’

By John Pring on 9th June 2016 Category: Human Rights

UK government set for UN grilling in Geneva over ‘breaches of disability rights’
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The UK government is set to face a grilling from UN experts next week over its alleged breaches of international obligations on disabled people’s human rights. The government will be examined on Wednesday and Thursday (15 and 16 June) by the […]

Disability rights under attack: Rights ‘are regressing in every area’, says leading DPO

By John Pring on 30th October 2015 Category: Human Rights

Disability rights under attack: Rights ‘are regressing in every area’, says leading DPO
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Disabled people’s rights are regressing in every area of their lives, while the government has “abandoned” its target of ensuring full equality, according to new research by a leading disabled people’s organisation. The information paper, published by Inclusion London – which […]

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