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A person in a wheelchair, as a human rights watchdog has criticised the government's ‘slow progress’ in efforts to improve the lives of disabled people across Britain
THE government has been accused of “acute violations of disabled people’s human rights” after failing to act on United Nations recommendations made seven years ago.
Disabled people are living in deeper poverty and are increasingly driven to use foodbanks as a result, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) report published today finds.
In 2016 the UN disability committee exposed the shocking plight of disabled people in the UK.
ANSELM ELDERGILL draws attention to a legal case on Tuesday in which a human rights group is challenging the government’s decision to allow the sale of weapons used against Palestinians
A new report by Amnesty International pulls no punches in highlighting the Labour government’s human rights violations of those on benefits, says Dr DYLAN MURPHY
