NDTi Joins the British Institute of Human Rights in concerns over Emergency Powers in Scotland
NDTi Joins the British Institute of Human Rights in concerns over Emergency Powers in Scotland...
News (Human Rights)
NDTi joins Disabilities Rights UK in Supporting the rights of disabled people during COVID-19
Covid 19 and the rights of disabled people Statement published on https://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/news/2020/april/covid-19-and-rights-disabled-people ...
Human Rights in Advocacy
Katrin McEntee, from The British Institute of Human Rights, discusses why Human Rights needs to be used in Advocacy and how it can be done.
Avoiding a dangerous precedent for the application of the Mental Capacity Act
A recent letter from Glynis Murphy, published in Guardian, started a flurry of discussion in the NDTi research team office. It's written in response to the Guardian's report of Justice Robert's ruling in the case...
People are not inherently vulnerable - the situations they are placed in make them vulnerable
Sanchita Hosali, Director of the British Institute of Human Rights talks about the importance of looking at hospital abuse through the lens of the Human Rights Act....
Rochdale’s ‘Transformation’ of Learning Disability Services
The story so far ….. Rochdale Council published a consultation on proposals to change the housing and support arrangements for people with learning disabilities funded by the Council....
The great British public has spoken
The great British public has spoken – and it looks like we are leaving the EU. For the issues and interests that NDTi works on – rights, equality and community, that is not good news.
Turning Older People into Commercial Commodities
According to the BBC, Lord Carter’s review for the Government on how to save the NHS £5billion is recommending that the NHS should establish its own social care homes and/or make arrangements with the independent sector to do this for them.
Getting human and civil rights back on the agenda
Here’s an optimistic wish for the new year – that human and civil rights returns to being a substantive policy and delivery priority in the health, social care and education sectors.
Human Rights Day
On 10th December 2012, people across the world celebrate global Human Rights Day, a time to remember the everyday importance of human rights in protecting human dignity and providing a check on Government power.
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