Shantha Rau Barriga

Former Director, Disability Rights Division

Articles Authored

November 28, 2023 Commentary

Why Disability Inclusion Matters
July 26, 2023 Dispatches

Lessons from Judy: A Decade in Disability Rights
December 2, 2022 Dispatches

New York Mayor Targets Unhoused Communities
March 2, 2022 Dispatches

Pending Execution Highlights Singapore’s Failures on Disability Rights
November 16, 2021 Commentary

What Governments Should Learn from The Climate Activists
October 5, 2021 Commentary

India's Supreme Court Orders to Vaccinate Patients in Mental Health Facilities
October 1, 2021 Commentary

India’s Supreme Court Orders Vaccine Access for Mental Health Facilities
August 10, 2021 Commentary

Shackling of Women in the Name of Mental Health
June 1, 2021 Dispatches

Landmark Ruling in India for Survivors of Sexual Abuse with Disabilities
April 16, 2021 Dispatches

A Plea to the UN to Address Sexual Violence in Conflict

Reports Authored

May 15, 2012

“I Want to be a Citizen Just like Any Other”

Barriers to Political Participation for People with Disabilities in Peru
August 24, 2011

Futures Stolen

Barriers to Education for Children with Disabilities in Nepal
August 26, 2010

“As if We Weren’t Human”

Discrimination and Violence against Women with Disabilities in Northern Uganda

Other Writing

Shantha Rau Barriga on The Huffington Post