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Round-up: International action call, BBC’s DAN drama, and DNR letter for Hancock

By John Pring on 21st May 2020 Category: Activism and Campaigning

Round-up: International action call, BBC’s DAN drama, and DNR letter for Hancock
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Two international disability rights groups say governments and health authorities are putting the lives of disabled people at greater risk during the coronavirus pandemic because of their failure to take “concerted action”. International Disability Alliance (IDA) and International Disability and Development […]

UN’s torture committee probes UK on ‘grim and unacceptable truths’

By John Pring on 9th May 2019 Category: Human Rights

UN’s torture committee probes UK on ‘grim and unacceptable truths’
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A UN body has been questioning the UK government this week on the “grim and unacceptable truth” that disabled people and other groups are still being subjected to cruel and inhumane treatment – and even torture – in taxpayer-funded services. The […]

UN day of disabled people: Cycling benefit fears, public appointments review, and a new ODI network

By John Pring on 6th December 2018 Category: Activism and Campaigning

UN day of disabled people: Cycling benefit fears, public appointments review, and a new ODI network
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Half of disabled cyclists fear having their benefits cut or removed if they are seen to be physically active, according to a survey released on the UN’s international day of disabled people. The results of the survey of more than 200 […]

UN poverty report: UK government has ‘inflicted great misery’ on disabled people

By John Pring on 22nd November 2018 Category: Human Rights

UN poverty report: UK government has ‘inflicted great misery’ on disabled people
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The UK government has inflicted “great misery” on disabled people and other marginalised groups, with ministers in a state of “denial” about the impact of their policies, a UN human rights expert has concluded. Professor Philip Alston (pictured), the UN’s special […]

UN expert tells of disabled people’s ‘horrendous’ evidence on poverty

By John Pring on 15th November 2018 Category: Human Rights

UN expert tells of disabled people’s ‘horrendous’ evidence on poverty
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The UN expert investigating the government’s record on eradicating poverty has described how he has heard “pretty horrendous” evidence from disabled people while conducting a 12-day factfinding visit to the UK. Professor Philip Alston, the UN’s special rapporteur on extreme poverty […]

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