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Labour conference: Party ‘must do more on rights and inclusion’

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  By John Pring Disability News Service Thursday September 29th 2016 of its content was ignored by the conference. Among its pledges, Corbyn’s manifesto commits to the full implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, … Continue reading →

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Posted in Disability Labour, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, ENIL, Human Rights, John McDonnell, Labour Party, Not Dead Yet, UKCRPD | Tagged Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DNS, Equality, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, UNCRPD | Leave a reply

Two Apparent Irregularities Involving UNUM, ATOS, And DWP

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  September 17th  By George Berger for  DPAC http://dpac.uk.net/2016/09/two-apparent-irregularities-involving-unum-atos-and-dwp/ Debbie Jolly, Jonathan Rutherford, and Mo Stewart have discussed the influence of UNUM on the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) [1]. Here I study relations of UNUM to DWP and ATOS that … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Black Triangle News, Conservatives, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Human Rights, Labour Party, Lib Dems, Lord David Freud, Mo Stewart, UKCRPD, UN, Unum | Tagged Atos, Aylward & Waddell, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Disability Politics, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Equality, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, LiMa, Politics, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare Reform, Work Capability Assessment | Leave a reply

UN’s ‘fantastic’ inclusive education guidance is ‘embarrassment’ for UK government

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  September 8th 2016 John Pring Disability News Service Strict new guidance published by the United Nations has increased pressure on the UK government to abandon its opposition to an inclusive education system, say campaigners. The guidance, published by the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Allfie, UKCRPD | Tagged Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, UK news, UNCRPD | Leave a reply

COMING SOON ~ ‘CASH NOT CARE’… Mo Stewart

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  August 28th 2016 By Mo Stewart “Stewart names names.  She shows where and how the policies originated.  She destroys all claims that they were based on solid research. And she vividly paints a clear picture of how disabled people … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Black Triangle News, DPAC Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Human Rights, Labour Party, Lord David Freud, Maximus, Peter Beresford, Prof Danny Dorling, UKCRPD, UN, United Nations, Unum, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Austerity, Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Dame Anne Begg, Debbie Abrahams, Disability, disability rights, Disabled People Against Cuts, DWP, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, Kim Burton, Margaret Thatcher, Neo -Liberal, Politics, Professor Sir Mansel Aylward and Gordon Waddell, Tories, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Welfare Reform, welfare state, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

Campaigners Call for Boycott Of Workfare Slave Labourers

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Campaigners are calling for people to boycott workfare users this week after  a long court battle to get those taking part in using cheap workfare named and shamed to be released . See the list below and say ‘NO’ to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Boycott Workfare, Disability Discrimination, DWP, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith | Tagged Black Triangle, Disability, Disability News Service, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, Society, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Workfare | Leave a reply

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

UN report raises ‘deep concerns’ about impact of austerity on disabled people

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UN experts have expressed serious concerns about the impact of government austerity on the rights of disabled people and other disadvantaged groups. In a scathing report, the UN committee on economic, social and cultural rights said it was “seriously concerned” … Continue reading →

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Posted in DWP, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, UN | Tagged Benefit Deaths, Benefits, Disability Politics, disability rights, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, Politics, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, welfare state | Leave a 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

Election leaves UN disability committee with 17 men and just one woman

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Disabled activists are calling on the UN to take action after elections to the 18-strong committee that oversees the implementation of its disability rights convention left it with just a single female member alongside 17 men. The committee on the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, CRPD, Disability Discrimination, International Disability Alliance, International Disability and Development Consortium, Sisters of Frida, UKCRPD | Tagged Disability News Service, disability rights, DNS, Equality, Politics, Society, UNCRPD | Leave a reply

EU laws ‘have played crucial role’ in fight for disability rights

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Disabled people have been urged to recognise the importance of the European Union (EU) in maintaining and building on their rights, across areas such as access to information, transport and accessible goods and services. The call for disabled people to … Continue reading →

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Posted in Allfie, Baroness Jane Campbell, Disability Discrimination, EHRC, Human Rights | Tagged Disability Politics, disability rights, Equality, Human rights, UNCRPD | Leave a reply

Activists protest outside premiere of ‘disability snuff movie’

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Appalled activists protested outside a London premiere last night after describing the film as a “disability snuff movie” that suggests disabled people are better off dead. The protest outside the Curzon Mayfair cinema in London’s West End was coordinated by … Continue reading →

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Posted in Baroness Jane Campbell, Blog, Disability Discrimination, Euthanasia, Human Rights, Liz Carr, Not Dead Yet | Tagged Baroness Jane Campbell, Disability, Disability News Service, disability rights, Equality, Human rights, Liz Carr, Me Before You, Not Dead Yet UK, Trailblazers, UNCRPD | Leave a reply

A SENSE OF BETRAYAL-Mo Stewart

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  No civilian has any comprehension of life in British military forces, or the impact of the removal of that life when unexpectedly returned to ‘Civvy Street’ following the onset of a permanent illness or a profound disability, with the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Disability Discrimination, DWP, EHRC, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, Unum, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Conservatives, Disability, disability rights, DWP, Equality, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, UNCRPD, Welfare Reform | Leave a 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

Ministers refuse to say if they implemented 10 measures to save lives

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Ministers have refused to say if they implemented 10 measures – recommended by their own civil servants – that would have made it less likely that “vulnerable” benefit claimants would lose their lives. The 10 recommendations were taken from some … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Chris Grayling, DWP, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, Stephen Crabb, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, John Pring, Poverty, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

COMMENT:Long-awaited peer reviews suggest ministers failed to act after deaths of ‘vulnerable’ claimants

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By John Pring Disability News Service Saturday 14th May 2016 After 21 months of smokescreens, excuses, obstruction and secrecy, work and pensions ministers have finally been forced to publish some of the conclusions reached by their own civil servants about … Continue reading →

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Posted in DWP, EHRC, Human Rights, Stephen Crabb, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Austerity, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, Comment, disability rights, DNS, DWP, Equality, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, John Pring, Politics, Poverty, Society, UNCRPD, Work Capability Assessment | 1 Reply

Suicides of benefit claimants reveal DWP flaws, says inquiry

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By Patrick Butler and John Pring ‘Peer reviews’ challenge claims by ministers that there is no connection between welfare reform policies and deaths of vulnerable claimants A series of secret internal inquiries into the deaths of people claiming social security … Continue reading →

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Posted in DWP, EHRC, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, Stephen Crabb, WCA Deaths, work capability assessment (WCA); biopsychosocial model (BPS); DWP | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Disability News Service, disability rights, DWP, Equality, Human rights, Iain Duncan Smith, John Pring, Patrick Butler, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare, Work Capability Assessment | 2 Replies

The increasing death toll due to the loss of benefits

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The increasing death toll due to the loss of benefits Thank to Maggie Zolobajluk @22magoo for her support in this extremely sad task. 14 Sep 2015 — The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) published guidance to Jobcentre officials who decide whether … Continue reading →

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Posted in Atos, Black Triangle News, Disability Discrimination, DWP, EHRC, Human Rights, Ian Duncan Smith, Maria Miller, Stephen Crabb, Unum, WCA Deaths | Tagged Atos, Austerity, Benefits, Black Triangle Campaign, disability rights, DWP, Equality, Politics, Poverty, UK news, UNCRPD, Work Capability Assessment | 2 Replies

Isaac takes EHRC chair, despite concerns over DWP ‘outsourcing’ work

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The new chair of the equality watchdog has taken up his new post, despite question-marks over potential conflicts of interest arising from his legal firm’s work for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and other government departments. David Isaac … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, DWP, EHRC, Human Rights, Stephen Crabb | Tagged Disability News Service, disability rights, Equality, Human rights, UK news, UNCRPD, Welfare | 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

‘Enforcement is key on Equality Act’

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Lawyers, campaigners, peers and academics have spoken of how disabled people can find it almost impossible to enforce their rights to equality, six years after the introduction of the Equality Act. They were speaking at a seminar in London – … Continue reading →

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Posted in Black Triangle News, Disability Discrimination, Human Rights | Tagged Black Triangle Campaign, Disability, Disability Politics, disability rights, DNS, DRUK, EHRC, Human rights, John Pring, Politics, TFA, UK news, UNCRPD | 1 Reply

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