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Many disabled people are too scared to leave their homes amid a rise in hate crime, research revealed yesterday.
A third of disabled adults reported experiencing hostile behaviour due to their disability in a Leonard Cheshire Disability charity survey.
A similar number said fear of abuse had prevented them going out in their local area.
Sexual harassment on Britain’s railways is rising sharply, according to the British Transport Police, yet too many women still feel reporting is futile. LYNNE WALSH asks why the burden of safety all too often remains on women themselves
The visa system traps workers with abusive employers, creating a vulnerable workforce scared to complain for fear of deportation — that is why we’re campaigning for a ‘common sponsorship’ model instead, writes FAVOUR DAVIDKING