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UN Committee Concluding Observations – UK going backwards on disability rights
Disability Wales Press Release, 31 August 2017: UN Committee Concluding Observations – UK going backwards on rights A ‘human catastrophe’ – New UN condemnation for UK human rights record The UK Government’s claim to be a ‘world leader in disability … Continue reading
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UN says UK government’s austerity policies have caused ‘a human catastrophe’ for sick & disabled
Disability News Service blog post, by John Pring, 24 August 2017: UK faces UN examination: Government cuts caused ‘human catastrophe’ An international committee of disabled human rights experts have delivered a series of withering attacks on the UK government over its … Continue reading
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UK government to be questioned by UN about human rights violations, 23 & 24 Aug 2017
Review of the UK Governments’ compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of Disabled People Last year the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) assessed the UK’s progress in implementing the UN Convention on the … Continue reading
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Disability Wales calls out UK Government on human rights violations
Disability Wales blog post, 21 August 2017: Disability Wales calls out UK Government on human rights violations Disability Wales and Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations (DDPOs) from across the UK join forces in Geneva this week, presenting evidence of ongoing … Continue reading
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UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities publishes questions for UK Government
UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities publishes issues to present to UK Government UNCPRD CRPD/C/GBR/Q/1 29 March 2017: List of issues in relation to the initial report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland A … Continue reading
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Welsh Government asked to address United Nations disability concerns in upcoming infrastructure projects
Disability Wales blog post, 20 March 2017: Driving Forward Disability Rights March has been a busy month at Disability Wales. In partnership with DPOs across the UK we visited Geneva to give evidence to the UN Committee on the Rights … Continue reading
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Ill & disabled People hold UK Government to account over human rights
Successive British governments and other public bodies are failing to fulfill pledges they signed up to under a major international disability rights convention, campaigners have told a United Nations (UN) committee. A range of disability rights groups have submitted a … Continue reading
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UN: ‘Grave’ disability rights violations under UK reforms
BBC news report, 7 November 2016: UK welfare reforms have led to “grave and systematic violations” of disabled people’s rights, a UN inquiry has said. Changes to benefits “disproportionately affected” disabled people, the UN Committee on the Rights of Disabled Persons … Continue reading
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Disability rights survey – be someone who speaks up for disability rights
Disability Wales blog post, 8 September 2016: Be someone who speaks up for Disability Rights Disability Wales wants to know your views on what the Government is doing for disabled people, and how well they’re implementing it. Also, we’re interested … Continue reading
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