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Is Britain Fairer?

Disability inequality is widening and risks becoming ‘entrenched’, says EHRC

By John Pring on 25th October 2018 Category: Human Rights

Disability inequality is widening and risks becoming ‘entrenched’, says EHRC
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Disabled people are becoming increasingly excluded in many areas of their lives and are in danger of becoming “trapped in disadvantage”, a major report by the equality and human rights watchdog has concluded. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) says […]

Disability rights under attack: Rights ‘have regressed’ in last five years, says watchdog

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

Disability rights under attack: Rights ‘have regressed’ in last five years, says watchdog
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Disabled people’s rights have gone backwards over the last five years, according to a major review of equality and human rights in Britain. Following its five-yearly review of progress on social justice, the equality watchdog called on the government to pay […]

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