Violation
Tell me – are you proud to be British?
I am quite sure I used to be
before we got this coalition
and such unfair society.
The word ‘disabled’ has been removed
from British Human Rights Act.
Silent deed against democracy,
a shocking, little known fact.
They’ve waged war on the vulnerable
in attempts to shrink the state.
The United Nations have stepped in
to investigate our fate.
Our once great nation is to be the first
to face a UN inquiry
on grave and systemic violation
of rights for disability.
Tories won appeal to delay hearing
’til after general election,
so why don’t the press print the truth?
They are evading our detection.
Cameron talks about human rights
when it comes to other nations
but wants us unaware of his crimes
as we go to polling stations.
Lynn Dye
Wed 25th Mar 2015 13:17
Hello, M.C. Firstly, many apologies for my severe lateness in answering your comment.
I would agree that when checking online, the disabled look to be catered for in law, and I find it inconceivable that they would have lost all rights in society.
However, I did read in a couple of blogs that their protection had been removed from Section 149 of the equality act. The only official record of this I could find was from the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights, and it is this committee that have stated, “We are concerned that a part of the Law on treating people equally and fairly (Equality Act section 149) does not say anymore that disabled people should be involved.”
http://www.parliament.uk/documents/joint-committees/human-rights/087%20EasyRead%20Ind%20Liv%20substantive.pdf
There are a whole host of benefit reforms that have adversely affected the disabled – unfairly set work care assessments, retraction of money while awaiting appeals, and the under occupancy penalty, hence the UN inquiry.
At the announcement of the inquiry, a UN spokesman said the UK had been given time to put the matters right, but had failed to do so, and the violation has to be grave and systemic for the investigation to be going ahead.
Regarding the term “British”, personally, I have no problem calling myself British. I do find it is PC gone mad, however, if we cannot use the word “English” in other situations. In fact, I seem to remember writing a poem on this one! :-)
Thank you very much for your comment, MC, and thank you for your time.