Tag Archives: UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
UN confirms that UK government’s treaty violations were both grave AND systematic
Disability news service blog post, by John Pring, 29 June 2017: UN confirms that UK government’s treaty violations were both grave AND systematic The United Nations (UN) committee that found the UK government guilty of violating the UN disability convention … Continue reading
UK government continues to ignore report on violations of the UN disability convention.
Two Disability news service reports, by John Pring, 8 December 2016: Watchdogs snubbed by minister after raising concerns over UN ‘violations’ report Four human rights and equality watchdogs have been snubbed by the minister for disabled people after raising serious … Continue reading
Equality watchdog to mirror UN inquiry into DWP’s rights violations
Disability news service article by John Pring, April 7, 2016: Equality watchdog to mirror UN inquiry into DWP’s rights violations The equality watchdog is to commission a major piece of research into whether the government’s welfare reforms have harmed the human … Continue reading
What are the main issues facing disabled people in the UK today?
A report has been published describing the progress being made to put the rights in the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Disability Convention) into practice in the UK. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) … Continue reading
