Government is failing on disabled women’s rights, UN is told
Activists have told a UN committee how the UK government is failing to address the…
Browsing: Sisters of Frida
New fund will empower disabled women as memorial to Firman and Partridge
A disabled women’s collective hopes that a “ground-breaking” new memorial fund will empower disabled women…
Disabled women celebrate vote centenary but warn of slow progress on rights
Disabled activists have celebrated this week’s 100-year anniversary of women gaining the right to vote…
Council and care company retreat over disabled woman trapped in residential home
A young disabled woman says she has been “punished for a crime she did not…
‘Shocking’ case of disabled woman trapped in care home that wants to evict her
A young disabled woman has been unable to leave a residential home for nearly three…
Disabled MP’s offensive remarks ‘should end his political career’
A series of offensive remarks made by a disabled MP about other minority groups and…
UN demands annual UK progress report on correcting ‘grave and systematic violations’
A UN committee has told the UK government to produce an annual progress report on…
Election leaves UN disability committee with 17 men and just one woman
Disabled activists are calling on the UN to take action after elections to the 18-strong…
Outrage over ‘horrifying’ and ‘miserable’ plans to scrap Human Rights Act
A string of user-led organisations have warned that the government’s “horrifying” plans to scrap the…
Government set to slash equality watchdog’s budget… again
The government has told the equality watchdog that it plans to slash its budget again,…