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UK’s Zero rating puts it near foot of European league table on disability rights

Posted on 06/06/2017 by wames

Disability news service blog post, by John Pring, 1 June 2017: UK’s Zero rating puts it near foot of European league table on disability rights The UK is one of the worst-performing countries in Europe when it comes to implementing … Continue reading →

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UK disabled groups address the United Nations & House of Lords

Posted on 03/15/2017 by wames

The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) is reviewing the United Kingdom’s (UK) progress in implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – which the UK signed in 2009. Guardian article, by … Continue reading →

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What are the main issues facing disabled people in the UK today?

Posted on 01/07/2015 by wames

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 →

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