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Investigate how the current ESA & PIP assessments violate basic human rights

Rejected 19 signatures

What the petition asks

An investigation by The UN Convention on The Rights of Persons With Disabilities found"reliable evidence that the threshold of grave or systematic violations of the rights of persons with disabilities has been met"Things have continued to get worse including increase in suicides.This needs addressed
There were recommendations from the report including that the Government "Take appropriate measures to combat any negative and discriminatory stereotypes or prejudice against persons with disabilities in public and the media,". This week George Freeman MP demonstrated by his comments that he does not treat invisible illness such as anxiety with the same respect as visible disabilities. The UK Gov must under the Disability Discrimination Act treat both physical and mental illness with parity.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

Timeline

28 Feb 2017 Petition opened for signatures
9 Mar 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 19
Status Rejected
Rejected 9 Mar 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.