The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities questioned the UK government over policies which have led to ‘trauma and preventable mental distress’ and in some cases deaths of disabled people
Disabled people in the UK are “demonised” by the government and face a “traumatising” benefits system, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) has warned.
Questioning the government on Monday (18 March), the committee said that the Conservative government’s policy has led to deaths of disabled people.
It follows a 2016 report which found “grave or systemic violations” of the rights of disabled people in the UK – including within the welfare system, social care and housing.
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