Police targeting of disabled protesters is ‘an outrage and a scandal… and it’s set to spread’
The targeting by police of disabled people involved in peaceful anti-fracking protests is an “absolute…
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Sharp fall in disability hate crime referrals by police
The Home Office has been unable to explain why the number of disability hate crime…
Police work on disability hate crime is ‘unacceptable’, say watchdogs
The work of police officers on more than half of their disability hate crime investigations…
Major law reform would help close ‘huge justice gap’ on disability hate crime
Academics have called for a new hate crime act and other key legal reforms to…
Minister told ‘alarm bells are ringing’ over disability hate crime
Disabled campaigners have written to a government minister to warn him that “alarm bells are…
Police officer filmed ‘repeatedly punching teenager with autism’
Police are investigating allegations that an officer repeatedly punched a teenager with autism, after a…
Campaigners dismiss ‘yet another’ mental health deaths review
Human rights campaigners have criticised plans for an inquiry that will examine lessons from the…
Criminal justice system still failing on disability hate crime, says report
The criminal justice system has failed yet again to take the action needed to address…