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UN Committee Expresses Concerns in UK Rights Report

In this new report the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights have expressed a number of human rights concerns and recommendations of interest to disabled people such as :

  • The proposed repeal of the Human Rights Act & introduction of a Bill of Rights
  • The disproportionate adverse impact that austerity measures have on disabled people.
  • The unfair reforms to the legal aid system and the introduction of employment tribunal fees.
  • The failure to bring into force key provisions of the Equality Act 2010.
  • The disproportionate effect of unemployment on disabled people.
  • Violence against women and girls with disabilities.
  • The lack of a specific definition of poverty and the effect this has on disabled people.
  • The lack of adequate measures to address the increasing levels of food insecurity, malnutrition, including obesity, and the lack of adequate measures to reduce the reliance on food banks.
  • The lack of adequate resources provided to mental health services.
    Persistent serious shortcomings in the care and treatment of older persons, including those with dementia.
    View Report.

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