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Our latest campaigns events and updates
A ‘human catastrophe’ – New UN condemnation for UK human rights record
The UK Government’s claim to be a ‘world leader in disability issues’ has today been crushed by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Committee has released damning Concluding Observations on the UK, following its first Review of the government’s compliance with the Convention.
Austerity policies have created a “human catastrophe” – UN Committee Chair condemns the UK’s record on human rights.
Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations welcome the public unity of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in their clear criticism of the UK Government’s ‘grave and systematic violations’ of disabled people’s human rights.
We had to stand up for our right to Independent Living – Davey Case Intervention
We know Independent Living is about us having equal choices and living a normal life like everybody else. It is not about leaving us without support. So we intervened in the Davey case to ensure the Care Act delivers our right to Independent living. We also came to show solidarity with Luke and highlight the enormous struggle we have to go through to get even very basic things in our lives.
Holding this government to account – we’re giving evidence to the UN Disability Committee in Geneva
The UK government will be up in front of the UN Disability Committee on the 23 and 24 August answering questions on how far the UK Government is protecting and upholding the rights of Disabled people.
The PACE Trial: The Making of a Medical Scandal
Special, freely available issue of the JHP on the PACE trial. PACE was a controversial trial of therapies for patients with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME)/chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). The current review by NICE of these treatments presents an opportunity to bring clinical practice properly in line with scientific evidence.