KMC Forums - UN accuses right in the UK of creating a human catastrophe.

https://www.thecanary.co/2017/08/24...catastrophe-uk/

The UN has condemned the Conservative government for creating what it calls a �human catastrophe� in the UK. It follows a previous report which stated that the Tories had committed �grave� and �systematic� violations of human rights on British shores. And the UN accused the government of using a �smoke screen� and �misusing statistics� to try and cover its tracks.

A �human catastrophe�

The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) has been meeting in Geneva, Switzerland. It has been assessing how well the UK government is sticking to its obligations under the UN Convention on the Rights of Disabled People, which the UK government ratified in 2009. The UNCRPD has been hearing evidence from disabled people�s organisations (DPOs), charities, and NGOs. But it has also been hearing counter-arguments from the UK government.

And the UNCRPD was unequivocal in its opinion on how disabled people are treated by the Conservative government. Its Chair, Theresia Degener, said in a statement seen by The Canary:

"Evidence before us now and in our inquiry procedure as published in our 2016 report reveals that [welfare] cut policies [have] led to human catastrophe in your country, totally neglecting the vulnerable situation people with disabilities find themselves in."