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SNP hears ‘justice for the dead’ demand as it backs call to implement UN report

By John Pring on 12th October 2017 Category: Human Rights

SNP hears ‘justice for the dead’ demand as it backs call to implement UN report
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The SNP’s annual conference has unanimously called on the UK government to implement the findings of a UN committee of disability rights experts, after a disabled activist demanded “justice for the dead” and “rights for the living”. The motion proposed by […]

Doctors’ union facing fresh criticism after snubbing WCA meeting

By John Pring on 13th March 2015 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Doctors’ union facing fresh criticism after snubbing WCA meeting
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The doctors’ union is facing fresh criticism after refusing to meet MPs and disabled activists to discuss continuing concerns over the government’s “fitness for work” test. The Labour MP John McDonnell had asked the British Medical Association (BMA) to meet MPs […]

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