Aug 302023
Here is the video recording of the session in which Ellen Clifford and Linda Burnip of DPAC and representatives of other DDPOS, charities and the EHRC, gave evidence to update the UN Comittee on the position for disabled people since their original special inquiry (which was initiated by DPAC) 7 years ago.
And here are some media articles about it:
The Mirror –Fury as ministers snub UN summit on disability rights in ‘kick in the teeth’ https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/politics/fury-ministers-snub-un-summit-30802536?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=sharebar
BBC News – Ministers skip UN meeting on disability rights https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66648764?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_link_id=40DD3572-469A-11EE-8A40-0B0DFE754D29&at_campaign_type=owned&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_link_origin=BBCNews&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_medium=social&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_format=link&at_link_type=web_link
Byline Times – Sunak’s Government Accused of ‘Hiding’ from Damning United Nations Inquiry on Treatment of Disabled People – Byline Times https://bylinetimes.com/2023/08/25/sunaks-government-accused-of-hiding-from-damning-united-nations-inquiry-over-treatment-of-disabled-people/
The Canary – People ask #WheresTom after a Tory minister no-shows a UN meeting on disabled people’s rights https://www.thecanary.co/uk/2023/08/29/uncrpd-uk-disabled-people-give-evidence/
