At its AGM on April 14 2013, Amnesty International UK passed a resolution on the Human Rights of sick and disabled people in the UK.
At its AGM on April 14 2013, Amnesty International UK passed a resolution on the Human Rights of sick and disabled people in the UK.
The resolution read:
“This AGM calls for urgent action to halt the abrogation of the human rights of sick and disabled people by the ruling Coalition government and its associated corporate contractors.
Calls for Amnesty International UK to urgently work with grassroots human rights campaigns by and for sick and disabled people, carers and their families. And to set up a specialist Disability Human Rights network…..
To protect the human rights of people with disabilities, ill people and carers to halt this regressive and lethal assault on our rights.”
You can read the full resolution here.
This month saw the introduction of the notorious Bedroom Tax; it’s has been estimated that two thirds of the households hit by the tax contain disabled people. Atos Healthcare’s ‘fitness to work’ assessments of disabled people – a linchpin of the coalition’s welfare reforms – have also been slammed by charities and paralympians.
50 Responses to “Amnesty International condemns coalition for assault on disabled”
LB
The numbers published by the ONS are all present values so they are inflation adjusted.
The 5,300 bn number was 5,010 bn over two years ago. Since its a pension debt and there is a triple lock, that means that the debt must have grown by at least 2.5% in the interim. That makes 5,300 bn.
Now that’s a minimum. The problem is that there are more people paying in than those taking out. So in addition to the triple lock increase, there is another increase for the demographic part.
You can get a hint of just how much this is by looking at the increase in the debt between 2005 and 2010, which was 736 billion a year.
A 150 billion a year increase is a large underestimate.
So what’s your problem with the government’s own numbers?
I’ll tell you what mine is. They can’t pay that sort of debt. That means lots of people are going to be screwed in the old age.
R J
I work from home and earn more than most non-disabled people, and probably you too, and after spending a long time with the disabled community to investigate what’s actually going on with these changes, I realize how lucky I am to be in a position to do so. If you don’t understand why this is an issue you need to go actually meet the people you’re criticizing and see the situation for yourself. The idea of people being “workshy” and the “get on your bike” attitude reflects a complete inability to understand the situation of disabled people who need basic support to live dignified lives, and that support is being denied.
filthykafur
mate..youre a f…king idiot!
filthykafur
Stew…that’s a disgraceful thing to say to Susanne ! Shes right…we should control immigration no matter what the skin colour… Other countries don’t come here by right, they come as invited visitors until they are made permanent. Im sick of you lefties always ready to say “RACIST” !
Stuart Smith
REMOVED? http://www.amnesty.org.uk/uploads/documents/doc_23021.pdf