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Old 15-12-2018, 10:20 AM
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All the same / depressing news from the field of rights for the disabled / mentally ill -

Mental Health Act review ‘falls significantly short on human rights’ -

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.co...-human-rights/

The Mental Health Act: An Alternative Review from Hearing Voices England

https://hearingvoicescymru.org/the-m...oices-england/

Disappointed by this and Simon Wessely saying UN convention recommendations 'go too far.' Who are they going too far for? Mental distress is an illness as much as any other and vulnerable people deserve the protection of full human rights.

Police targeting of disabled protesters is ‘an outrage and a scandal… and it’s set to spread’

BY JOHN PRING ON DECEMBER 13, 2018

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.co...set-to-spread/

https://www.disabilitynewsservice.co...ng-protesters/
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