Countrygirl
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This information concerning the UN's investigation into the UK's (should I now insert the word alleged???........nope, nothing 'alleged' about it) inhumane treatment of people who are sick and/or disabled has appeared on my newsfeed.
Those who want to report such a violation have until 31 OCTOBER to send evidence to the United Nations team investigating UK breaches of human rights of the disabled. Please share in disability groups.
The team will be gathering direct evidence from individuals about the impact of government austerity measures, with a focus on benefit cuts and sanctions; cuts to social care; cuts to legal aid; the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF); the adverse impact of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA); the shortage of accessible and affordable housing; the impact of the bedroom tax on disabled people, and also, the rise in disability hate crime.
Contact details:
CRPD - Secretariat contact details
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
Human Rights Treaties Division (HRTD)
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Palais Wilson - 52, rue des Pâquis
CH-1201 Geneva (Switzerland)
Mailing address
UNOG-OHCHR
CH-1211 Geneva 10 (Switzerland)
Tel.: +41 22 917 97 03
Fax: +41 22 917 90 08
E-mail: crpd@ohchr.org
For individual complaints:
Petitions Team
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations Office at Geneva
1211 Geneva 10 (Switzerland)
Those who want to report such a violation have until 31 OCTOBER to send evidence to the United Nations team investigating UK breaches of human rights of the disabled. Please share in disability groups.
The team will be gathering direct evidence from individuals about the impact of government austerity measures, with a focus on benefit cuts and sanctions; cuts to social care; cuts to legal aid; the closure of the Independent Living Fund (ILF); the adverse impact of the Work Capability Assessment (WCA); the shortage of accessible and affordable housing; the impact of the bedroom tax on disabled people, and also, the rise in disability hate crime.
Contact details:
CRPD - Secretariat contact details
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
Human Rights Treaties Division (HRTD)
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Palais Wilson - 52, rue des Pâquis
CH-1201 Geneva (Switzerland)
Mailing address
UNOG-OHCHR
CH-1211 Geneva 10 (Switzerland)
Tel.: +41 22 917 97 03
Fax: +41 22 917 90 08
E-mail: crpd@ohchr.org
For individual complaints:
Petitions Team
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations Office at Geneva
1211 Geneva 10 (Switzerland)
