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Jodey Whiting petition: DWP ‘has blood on its hands’, says Green party

By John Pring on 21st March 2019 Category: Benefits and Poverty

Jodey Whiting petition: DWP ‘has blood on its hands’, says Green party
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Labour and the Green party have backed a petition that calls for an independent inquiry into deaths linked to the failings of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and an investigation into potential criminal misconduct by ministers and civil servants. The […]

MPs’ online abuse report: Disabled people ‘exposed to horrendous abuse’

By John Pring on 24th January 2019 Category: Crime

MPs’ online abuse report: Disabled people ‘exposed to horrendous abuse’
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An inquiry by a committee of MPs has revealed the “horrendous, degrading and dehumanising” abuse that disabled people are exposed to when they use the internet. The inquiry heard from disabled people who face abuse not just on social media but […]

MPs’ online abuse report: ‘Government ignored disabled people in safety probe’

By John Pring on 24th January 2019 Category: Crime

MPs’ online abuse report: ‘Government ignored disabled people in safety probe’
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A government examination of online safety almost entirely ignored the needs of disabled people, despite them facing “horrendous, degrading and dehumanising” abuse when they try to use the internet, a committee of MPs said this week. The Commons petitions committee said […]

MPs’ online abuse report: Concern over links between abuse and football fans

By John Pring on 24th January 2019 Category: Crime

MPs’ online abuse report: Concern over links between abuse and football fans
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MPs have raised serious concerns about links between football fans and the targeted online abuse of disabled people. The House of Commons petitions committee said in a report this week that it had become “increasingly concerned” about such links during its […]

MPs win praise for online abuse proposals

By John Pring on 9th August 2018 Category: Crime

MPs win praise for online abuse proposals
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MPs have won praise after calling on the government to ensure disabled people finally secure equality in the protection they are offered by hate crime laws. Members of the Commons petitions committee said in a new report that it was not […]

Disabled people need ‘equal and fair’ hate crime laws, MPs are told

By John Pring on 8th February 2018 Category: Crime

Disabled people need ‘equal and fair’ hate crime laws, MPs are told
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Disabled people will only be protected from online abuse when they have “equal and fair” hate crime laws, a leading disabled campaigner has told MPs. Anne Novis, chair of Inclusion London, told the Commons petitions committee that the abuse targeted at […]

MPs launch inquiry into online abuse of disabled people, following Katie Price petition

By John Pring on 25th January 2018 Category: Crime

MPs launch inquiry into online abuse of disabled people, following Katie Price petition
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Disability hate crime campaigners are to give evidence to MPs next month as part of a new inquiry into the online abuse of disabled people. The Commons petitions committee has launched the investigation following a petition set up by former model […]

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