UN confirms that UK government’s disability treaty violations were both grave AND systematic | sdbast

The United Nations (UN) committee that found the UK government guilty of violating the UN disability convention has revealed for the first time that its breaches of the human rights treaty were both “grave” and “systematic”.

The decision to clarify the seriousness of the UK’s breaches of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) shows for the first time just how seriously the committee viewed those violations.

Source: UN confirms that UK government’s disability treaty violations were both grave AND systematic | sdbast