Submission on Exposure Draft - Aged Care Bill 2023: Restrictive Practices
Australian Government, Department of Health and Aged Care
India: End Lifelong Warehousing of People with Disabilities
Delhi Government Should Invest in Family Reunification, Community Integration
![An individual lying in a metal-framed bed inside the Asha Kiran institution.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2024/01/202401drd_India_AshaKiran.jpeg?h=79436e9e&itok=ATK4reEh)
Another Canadian Province to End Immigration Detention in its Jails
Prince Edward Island 9th Province to Terminate Federal Contract
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New Disabilities Plan in Brazil Leaves Many Out
![A group of persons with disabilities in a yard in an institution in Rio de Janeiro. Residents are taken outside for a few hours during the day but spend most of the time confined to their beds.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/multimedia_images_2018/201805drd_brazil_photo8.jpg?itok=uRxxXIml)
Brazil: Mixed Rights Record for Lula’s First Year
Administration Should Defend Human Rights Abroad Consistently
![People take part in a demonstration by the Movimento Negro (Black Movement) against police violence and operations in the favelas, São Paulo, Brazil, August 24, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312ame_brazil_protest_police_violence.jpg?h=6f22a9f1&itok=WZtOx0tK)
Human Rights Watch’s Role in Conflict and Crisis
How HRW Documents Wartime Abuses, Advocates to Protect Civilians, and Promotes Justice
![A woman looks out onto the street with her daughter inside a center for internally displace people in Abiy Adi, Tigray, Ethiopia, August 14, 2023.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312afr_ethiopia_tigray_idp_center.jpg?h=06ac0d8c&itok=leX-6alv)
Kyrgyzstan: Domestic Violence Against Women, Girls with Disabilities
Build on Progress by Tackling Discrimination, Revising and Enforcing Laws
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Kenya’s Troubled 60-Year Mental Health Journey
![Four men sit chained in a room at the Coptic Church Mamboleo, in Kisumu city, western Kenya, where over 60 men, women, and children with real or perceived mental health conditions are detained. Staff at the church say residents are naked or partially clothed so that they do not run away or escape.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312drd_kenya_shackling.jpeg?h=08b866d1&itok=9BSCVitd)
EU Commission Highlights Disability Rights in Ukraine
Bold Measures Needed to End Institutionalization of Children and Adults
![A child walks down a hallway](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/03/202303crd_ukraine_residentialinstitution.jpg?h=876ea36b&itok=EUhPoUOe)
Ghana: Invest More in Mental Health Services
New Video Shows People Living Rich Lives with Community Support
![Abena, a young woman with a psychosocial disability, walks along the seashore in Accra, Ghana.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/12/202312drd_ghana_shackling_beach.jpg?h=5e644479&itok=dj6sQnLu)
Colombian Disability Rights Activist Honored
Mariana Lozano Receives Human Rights Watch Marca Bristo Fellowship
![Colored headshot of Mariana Lozano, a young woman from Colombia.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311drd_colombia_marianalozano.jpg?h=89452b71&itok=R2_r31QU)
COP 28 Should Amplify Voices of Disability Rights Activists
Those Most Affected by Climate Change Should Guide Response
![Environmental activists with disabilities take part in a global climate strike](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311asia_drd_indonesia_climateprotest.jpg?h=c6980913&itok=EosdOXu3)
Why Disability Inclusion Matters
Human rights advocates should embed a disability perspective in all rights issues, cultivate the leadership of people with disabilities, and address ableism, including in their own organizations.
![A protest for disability rights in Porto, Portugal on May 5, 2019.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media_2023/11/202311drd_portugal_protest.jpg?h=43f95bd6&itok=F_2XrCMm)