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UN to probe the UK's deadly disability cuts
UN investigators to determine if the government committed "grave violations" after disabled people ordered back to work.
|Dunham/AP]
London, United Kingdom - The UK has become the first country in the world to be placed under investigation by the United Nations for violating the human rights of people with disabilities amid fears that thousands may have died as a consequence of controversial welfare reforms and austerity-driven cuts to benefits and care budgets...
..."It is absolutely shameful that we are the first country in the world to be investigated," said Linda Burnip, founder of the campaign group, Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC), which submitted evidence to the UN over several years to trigger the inquiry...[FONT=Comic Sans MS,sans-serif]After years of austerity policies, the coalition government is planning to slash benefits by another $19bn...
...Figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in August showed that 2,380 people died between 2011 and 2014 shortly after having their benefits stopped. A further 7,200 people also died after having their benefits reduced and being put in groups to help them prepare for a return to work...
..."We urgently need an enquiry into the government's back-to-work regime. These disturbing findings cannot be swept under the carpet. The fact that more than 80 people are dying each month shortly after being declared 'fit for work' should concern us all," said Frances O'Grady, the general secretary of the Trades Union Congress...
...Freud said in 2012 the poor should take the biggest risks as 'they’ve got least to lose' [Policy Exchange]
UK minister: Disabled not worth minimum wage... More:
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UN investigators to determine if the government committed "grave violations" after disabled people ordered back to work.
|Dunham/AP]
London, United Kingdom - The UK has become the first country in the world to be placed under investigation by the United Nations for violating the human rights of people with disabilities amid fears that thousands may have died as a consequence of controversial welfare reforms and austerity-driven cuts to benefits and care budgets...
..."It is absolutely shameful that we are the first country in the world to be investigated," said Linda Burnip, founder of the campaign group, Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC), which submitted evidence to the UN over several years to trigger the inquiry...[FONT=Comic Sans MS,sans-serif]After years of austerity policies, the coalition government is planning to slash benefits by another $19bn...
...Figures released by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in August showed that 2,380 people died between 2011 and 2014 shortly after having their benefits stopped. A further 7,200 people also died after having their benefits reduced and being put in groups to help them prepare for a return to work...
..."We urgently need an enquiry into the government's back-to-work regime. These disturbing findings cannot be swept under the carpet. The fact that more than 80 people are dying each month shortly after being declared 'fit for work' should concern us all," said Frances O'Grady, the general secretary of the Trades Union Congress...
...Freud said in 2012 the poor should take the biggest risks as 'they’ve got least to lose' [Policy Exchange]
UK minister: Disabled not worth minimum wage... More:
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