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Minister suggests ‘realities of the world’ mean government will not halt attack on rights

By John Pring on 8th March 2018 Category: Human Rights

Minister suggests ‘realities of the world’ mean government will not halt attack on rights
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The justice minister responsible for human rights appears to have dismissed calls for the government to do more to protect the social and economic rights of disabled people and other groups. Dr Phillip Lee, a junior justice minister whose responsibilities include […]

‘Huge danger’ of UK austerity policies damaging rights, says UN expert

By John Pring on 8th March 2018 Category: Human Rights

‘Huge danger’ of UK austerity policies damaging rights, says UN expert
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There is a “huge danger” that the government’s austerity policies are damaging the well-established social and economic rights of disabled people and other groups, according to the chair of a UN human rights committee. Virginia Bras-Gomes, chair of the UN committee […]

UN report raises ‘deep concerns’ about impact of austerity on disabled people

By John Pring on 30th June 2016 Category: Politics

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UN experts have expressed serious concerns about the impact of government austerity on the rights of disabled people and other disadvantaged groups. In a scathing report, the UN committee on economic, social and cultural rights said it was “seriously concerned” about […]

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