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Delayed UN examination of UK government ‘will take place next year’

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Disabled people’s organisations and grassroots groups are set to call on disabled people across England to provide the evidence they need to prepare a “hard-hitting” report on the government’s failure to implement the UN disability convention. The Reclaiming Our Futures … Continue reading →

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Posted in Allfie, CRPD, Disability Wales, DRUK, EHRC, Equal Lives, Human Rights, Inclusion London, ROFA, Sisters of Frida, UKCRPD, United Nations | Tagged Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, Equality, Human rights, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

DPAC joins ILF court case trio in call for Labour to back Corbyn

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Three disabled activists who took the government to court in an unsuccessful bid to stop the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF) have called on Labour MPs to halt their attempts to topple their party leader. Anne Pridmore, Gabriel … Continue reading →

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Posted in DWP, John McDonnell, Labour Party, Liz Carr | Tagged disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Equality, ILF, Inclusion London, Justin Tomlinson, Welfare Reform | Leave a reply

Tomlinson admits to ignorance about biopsychosocial model

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The minister for disabled people has admitted to complete ignorance about the model that lies at the heart of his government’s programme of disability benefit reforms. Justin Tomlinson was asked what his thoughts were about the biopsychosocial (BPS) model of … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, DWP, Stephen Crabb, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Benefits, Disability, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Inclusion London, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

UN Slams Tories over Human Right Abuses

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  While the country is entrenched in the mire of the EU referendum fallout, the Tories have just been slammed by the United Nations (UN) – for human rights abuses. But not abroad. Here, in the UK. As The Canary previously … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, CRPD, Disability Discrimination, DWP, EHRC, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, UKCRPD, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Equality, foodbanks, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, Poverty, Scottish politics, Society, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment, Workfare | Leave a reply

PIP figures fuel concerns over cuts, while activists plan day of action

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          Only about seven in 10 disabled people who were previously claiming disability living allowance (DLA) are being found eligible for the government’s new disability benefit, official figures have revealed. The Department for Work and Pensions … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, DWP, Future Events & Protests, PIP, Stephen Crabb | Tagged Benefits, Disability, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Equality, Welfare | Leave a reply

UK government set for UN grilling in Geneva over ‘breaches of disability rights’ 

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By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 9th June 2016 The UK government is set to face a grilling from UN experts next week over its alleged breaches of international obligations on disabled people’s human rights.  The government will be … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News | Tagged disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DPAC, UK, UN, UNCESCR, UNECOSOC | Leave a reply

TUC Disabled Workers Conference: PIP U-turn ‘could be turning-point’ in fightback

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Union delegates say the government’s decision to reverse planned cuts to its new disability benefit could be a turning-point in the fightback against its repeated attacks on disabled people. The TUC Disabled Workers Conference in London voted in favour of … Continue reading →

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Posted in TUC | Tagged Benefits, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, John Pring, Welfare | Leave a reply

Shadow chancellor backs calls to prosecute Iain Duncan Smith over WCA deaths

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By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 26th May 2016 Labour’s shadow chancellor has called for Iain Duncan Smith to face criminal charges over allegations that his failure to address a coroner’s concerns about the “fitness for work” test led … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, DWP, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, John McDonnell, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, John Pring, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Shadow Chancellor Joins Black Triangle’s Call for IDS and Grayling to Face Criminal Charges

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Friday 20th May 2016 Addressing the TUC Disabled Worker’s Conference at Transport House in London today Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer John McDonnell MP said: “We must not be silent on the deaths of disabled people.I want to see Iain … Continue reading →

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Posted in Chris Grayling, DWP, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, John McDonnell, WCA Deaths | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, John McDonnell, TUC, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

Outrage over ‘horrifying’ and ‘miserable’ plans to scrap Human Rights Act

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A string of user-led organisations have warned that the government’s “horrifying” plans to scrap the Human Rights Act and replace it with a British bill of rights will lead to a loss of vital legal protection for disabled people. Proposals … Continue reading →

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Posted in DWP, EHRC, Human Rights, Ministry of Justice | Tagged Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, Equality, Human rights, Politics, Society, UNCRPD | Leave a reply

How a single word shows DWP has finally owned up on benefit deaths

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has finally admitted that it could be partly responsible for the deaths of some benefit claimants. The admission came – quietly – after its release of heavily-redacted versions of 49 secret “peer reviews” … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, DWP, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, Stephen Crabb, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Conservatives, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, John Pring, Poverty, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Disabled people are ‘stronger and safer’ in EU, say leading academics

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Leaving the European Union (EU) would put at risk significant improvements that have been made to the lives of disabled people over the last 15 years, according to three of the country’s leading academics working in the disability rights field. … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Disability Discrimination, Human Rights | Tagged Austerity, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, UNCRPD, welfare state | Leave a reply

#DWP ‘Benefit sanctions: Britain’s secret penal system’ by Dr David Webster University of Glasgow

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Benefits claimants are subjected to an ‘amateurish, secret penal system which is more severe than the mainstream judicial system’, writes Dr David Webster of the University of Glasgow. By Dr David Webster Published by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies Few … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Blog, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Ian Duncan Smith | Tagged Benefit Deaths, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, British Government, Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, Conservative Party, David Webster, destitution, Disabled People Against Cuts, Dr David Webster, DWP, DWP Sanctions, ESA, Extra Judicial Penal System, foodbanks, Frank Field, Homelessness, Housing benefit, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, JSA, sanctions, Scotland, UDHR, UK, UN, UNCRPD, University of Glasgow, WCA, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Westminster | Leave a reply

WATCH ‪#‎BBCQT‬ ‪#‎BBCbias‬: Man’s question to ‪Tories‬ ignored over current ‪UN‬ ‪CRPD‬ ‪‎investigation‬ into UK disability rights violations

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BBC Question Time, Grimsby, Thursday 22nd October 2015 LINK TO FULL SEGMENT [Scroll to 35 minutes 35 seconds into the programme for the question]: HERE It’s also worth pointing out that the only person who has been on Question Time … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Black Triangle News, Blog, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Ian Duncan Smith | Tagged Abuse of Disabled People, Alan Johnson, BBC, BBC BIAS, BBC Question Time, BBCQT, Benefit Cuts, Benefit Death, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, China, China State Visit, David Cameron, disability rights, Disabled People, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Germaine Greer, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, ILF, Independent Living Fund, Jonathan Dimbleby, Nadhim Zahawi, Question Time, sanctions, UK Human Rights Vilations, UN, UNCRPD, UNCRPD Investigation, Work Capability Assessment, Workfare, Xi Jinping | Leave a reply

#DavidClapson #SanctionsDeaths: IDS rejects three key calls from MPs on sanctions safety

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By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 22nd October 2015 The government has rejected three key recommendations by a cross-party committee of MPs that were aimed at improving the safety and transparency of its benefits sanctions regime. In its response … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Blog, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Ian Duncan Smith | Tagged Benefits, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, cuts, David Cameron, David Clapson, Diabetes, Diabetic, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, foodbanks, Iain Duncan Smith, John Pring, sanctions, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Workfare | Leave a reply

#JFMOS #PMQs David Cameron challenged twice in a minute over disability rights violations

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By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday 22 October 2015 The prime minister has had to defend his record on disability rights twice in a minute, after being questioned about both a UN inquiry and the death of a north … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Blog, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Ian Duncan Smith | Tagged #JFMOS, Angus Robertson, Atos, Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, Corbyn, cuts, David Cameron, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, DWP, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, Jeremy Corbyn, John Pring, Labour, Michael O'Sullivan, PMQ, PMQs, Politics, Prime Minister's Questions, Scotland, Scottish National Party, SNP, UNCRPD, Welfare, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment, Workfare | 3 Replies

#ChinaStateVisit : UK Human Rights Violations List of Deaths of Disabled People Killed by The British Conservative Government 2010 – 2015

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Black Triangle’s List of Deaths Linked to Benefit Loss arising from Welfare Reforms Wednesday 20th October 2015 Please note: Although 68 cases are listed the number of deaths is 70 as two cases involved couples where both took their own … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog, Ian Duncan Smith | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, China State Visit, Conservatives, David Cameron, Democide, Disability News Service, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, ECHR, Human rights, Human Rights Act, Human Rights Violations, Iain Duncan Smith, Right to Life, Scotland, UDHR, UK news, UN, UN Universal Declaration on Human Rights, UNCRPD, United Nations, Work Capability Assessment, Xi Jinping | 6 Replies

Michael O’Sullivan inquest: Atos ‘has no idea’ if surgeon is still assessing claimants 

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Friday 25th September 2015 By John Pring Disability News Service Government contractor Atos Healthcare claims it has no idea if a former surgeon whose flawed assessment of a disabled man helped trigger his suicide is still testing people with mental … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Black Triangle News, Blog, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Ian Duncan Smith | Tagged Atos, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Coroner, cuts, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Iain Duncan Smith, Michael O'Sullivan, Scotland, Suicide, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

Queen’s Speech: For Our Poorest, Our Sick and Our Disabled The Worst is Yet to Come

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  Queen’s speech ‘suggests the worst is yet to come’  By John Pring Disability News Service 28th May 2015 Disabled people should prepare themselves for more cuts and further attacks on their rights over the next five years, disabled campaigners have … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Blog | Tagged Austerity, Black Triangle, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Iain Duncan Smith, Labour, Scottish independence, Scottish National Party (SNP), SNP, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | 4 Replies

GE15 The Disability Audit ~ In the name of love put an end to this vile pogrom on disabled people NOW!

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‘The Disability Audit: the eight coalition policies that have hit disabled people’ By Frances Ryan New Statesman After looking in detail at all the changes to the benefits system in the last five years, it’s only possible to come to one conclusion: … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blog | Tagged Benefit Deaths, Black Triangle, cuts, Democide, Disability, Disabled, Disabled People Against Cuts, Frances Ryan, GE15, New Statesman, Tories | Leave a reply

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