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October 22, 2021 Statement

Connections Between Children's Institutional Care and Education

Submission to Lumos

October 20, 2021 Dispatches

Iraq’s Electoral Commission Failed People with Disabilities

Hopes for Accessible Voting on Election Day Dashed

A man helps his mother as she casts her ballot during the parliamentary elections in Basra, Iraq on October 10, 2021.
October 15, 2021 Dispatches

US Should Invest in Home and Community-Based Services

Lawmakers Have Opportunity to Get Services to Hundreds of Thousands on Waitlists

Disability rights activists and caregiving advocates hold a vigil in front of the US Capitol to urge Congress to include full federal funding for home and community-based care services in the budget reconciliation package on October 06, 2021 in Washington, DC.
October 14, 2021 News Release

Canada: Stop Incarcerating Immigration Detainees in Provincial Jails

National Campaign Urges Provinces to Cancel Contracts Enabling Abuses

Red and black illustration of people in detention
October 5, 2021 Dispatches

Ensuring All Iraqis with Disabilities Are Able to Vote

Progress Toward Accessibility Ahead of Elections, but Gaps Remain

A voter who uses a wheelchair at a polling place in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, on May 12, 2018.
October 5, 2021 Commentary

India's Supreme Court Orders to Vaccinate Patients in Mental Health Facilities

The SC Order is Welcome, But More Needs to Be Done for People with Disabilities

Women with perceived or actual psychosocial disabilities at a mental hospital in Mumbai
October 5, 2021 Report

Canada: Disastrous Impact of Extreme Heat

Failure to Protect Older People, People with Disabilities in British Columbia

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October 5, 2021 Witness

Witness: 'Like the Whole System is Collapsing'

Stories from People with Disabilities During Canada’s Extreme Heatwave

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October 1, 2021 Commentary

India’s Supreme Court Orders Vaccine Access for Mental Health Facilities

Significant Victory Requires Holistic Approach to Implementation

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September 29, 2021 News Release

With Pandemic, Mental Health Services Even More Critical

At Summit, Governments Should Commit to Scale Up Community Services

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September 23, 2021 Dispatches

Sign Language Is Key to Real Inclusion

Governments Should Make Information Accessible to All

A sign language interpreter records sign language lessons that are broadcast on public television, at an elementary school in Athens, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. 
September 20, 2021 Dispatches

Discrimination Against Older People Pervasive Worldwide

Marginalization and Exclusion Imperils Rights, New UN Expert Report Finds

Rohingya people refugees carry an older woman on the way to camp at Shahpori Island, in Teknaf, Bangladesh on September 13, 2017. 
September 16, 2021 News Release

Iraq: People with Disabilities Face Election Barriers

Urgent Need to Improve Accessibility Before Upcoming Elections

A voter who uses a wheelchair at a polling place in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, on May 12, 2018. 
September 14, 2021 Statement

Building Back Better: Founding the Future on Human Rights and Dignity

Statement to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by Shantha Rau Barriga, Disability Rights Director, Human Rights Watch

September 8, 2021 News Release

Peruvian Advocate for People with Disabilities Honored

Bryan Russell, Who Has Down Syndrome, Fights for Inclusive Schools, Political Participation

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