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Portraying disabled people as ‘parasites’ could lead to ‘violence and killings’, says UN chair

By John Pring on 14th September 2017 Category: Human Rights

Portraying disabled people as ‘parasites’ could lead to ‘violence and killings’, says UN chair
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Disabled people could be at risk of violence, and even “killings and euthanasia”, because of their portrayal by the UK government and media as “parasites” who live on benefits, according to unpublished comments by the chair of a UN committee. Theresia […]

UN demands annual UK progress report on correcting ‘grave and systematic violations’

By John Pring on 7th September 2017 Category: Human Rights

UN demands annual UK progress report on correcting ‘grave and systematic violations’
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A UN committee has told the UK government to produce an annual progress report on how it is implementing the recommendations of a damning inquiry that found it guilty of “grave and systematic violations” of key parts of the disability convention. […]

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