Ministers skip UN meeting on disability rights,

[Streetwalker]

I believe this is all about welfare reforms and trying to get disabled people back into the workplace .  Most genuine disabled people , those who want to contribute to society welcome these measures .

Of course the ones swinging the lead are not so keen on the reforms .......tough .

[papasmurf]

This is disgraceful, the government has been breaking disability human rights since May 2010 and are now too "frit" to face up to it:-
More at link:-
Ministers skip UN meeting on disability rights - BBC News


one day ago.


The UK government declined to attend a UN review of its treatment of disabled people after an inquiry warned of "grave" violations of their rights.
A 2016 report by a UN committee found welfare reforms had "adversely" affected disabled people in the UK.
The UK government was scheduled to attend a hearing at the UN in Geneva on Monday to assess progress.
But it pulled out, saying it would meet UN officials in March 2024 instead, sparking anger from campaigners.
A government spokesperson said it had followed all of the committee's required procedures and was committed to the "advancement of rights for disabled people in this country".
The UK published responses to the UN's Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)'s recommendations in 2018, 2021 and 2022 and was due to give a further update this year.

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After the UK delegation's no-show on Monday, the CRPD held a follow-up feedback session with British disability rights groups.