UN panel criticises UK failure to uphold disabled people's rights Charities say report is grim reality check and Labour says it highlights how disabled people are bearing brunt of austerity
The UK government is failing to uphold disabled people’s rights across a range of areas from education, work and housing to health, transport and social security, a UN inquiry has found.
The UN committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities examined the government’s progress in fulfilling its commitments to the UN convention on disabled people’s rights, to which the UK has been a signatory since 2007. Continue reading... The Guardian
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