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DPOs consider boycott of government engagement over ‘misrepresentation’ at UN

September 7, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service September 7th 2017 Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) are to consider boycotting any engagement with

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August 31, 2017 JJ

By Steven Naysmith http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15508062.UK_Government_cuts_driving_disabled_people_into_poverty__key_UN_committee_says/ Reblogged DISABLED people are dying as a result of austerity measures and discrimination, campaigners have

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UK faces UN examination: DPOs ‘delighted’ with exposure of government’s failings

August 24, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service August 24th 2017 Disabled people’s organisations who travelled to Geneva this week to

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UK faces UN examination: Government cuts caused ‘human catastrophe’

August 24, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service August 24th 2017 An international committee of disabled human rights experts

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Government’s UN response ‘exposes failings on disability convention’

July 14, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service July 13th 2017 The government has ignored key evidence that demonstrates widespread breaches of

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Disabled people ‘have too little awareness of rights’ in lead-up to Brexit

June 30, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service June 29th 2017 A new report has called for greater awareness of the

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#CripTheVoteUK #GE2017: #SNP calls on next government to follow Scotland’s lead on benefits

June 1, 2017 JJ

The SNP has called on the next UK government to follow Scotland’s lead in protecting disabled people from social security

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DPOs join forces to brief UN on how UK has breached disability convention

March 17, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service March 16th 2017 Disabled people’s organisations (DPOs) have come together to tell

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Scottish Government appeal for disabled people to join experience panels

March 16, 2017 JJ

Please see information below about two social security initiatives currently underway. We would appreciate your help and support to promote

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Watchdog refuses to withdraw report to UN that omits benefit deaths evidence

February 23, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News service 23rd February 2017 The equality and human rights watchdog has refused to withdraw its

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National DPOs forced to withdraw report sent to UN over benefit deaths evidence

February 10, 2017February 10, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 9th February 2017 Three national disabled people’s organisations have withdrawn a report they submitted

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UN report failure on benefit deaths by national DPOs ‘is extreme insult to activists’

February 2, 2017 JJ

By John Pring Disability News Service 2nd February 2017 A crucial report submitted to the United Nations by

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Scotland ‘is not an easy option’ for England’s disabled Brexit refugees

July 8, 2016 JJ

Campaigners have warned disabled people considering a move to Scotland in the wake of the European Union (EU) referendum vote

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