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July 7, 2017 News Release

Ghana: People with Disabilities Freed from Chains

Invest in Voluntary Mental Health Services and Support in Communities

This girl was among 16 people with real or perceived mental health conditions released from shackles in Nyakumasi Prayer Camp, in Central Region, Ghana, on June 30, 2017
June 21, 2017 Report

Central African Republic: People with Disabilities at High Risk

4 Years into Conflict, More Support, Protection Needed

“Monica,” a 30-year-old polio survivor who cannot walk, lost her husband and three children in fighting in Bakala last December. “After the attack I wanted to look for my family so I crawled into the bush towards the river,” she said.
June 1, 2017 News Release

EU/Greece: Pressure to Minimize Numbers of Migrants Identified As ‘Vulnerable’

European Pressure Affecting People with Disabilities, Others at Risk

Naima, 70, an older woman with a disability from Aleppo, Syria, with her daughter Hasne, in front of the shower area in Cherso camp, Thessaloniki. The showers are not accessible for people who use a wheelchair.
May 31, 2017 Report

South Sudan: People with Disabilities, Older People Face Danger

UN, Aid Agencies Should Improve Response to These Groups

A relative pushes John Biel Dup’s wheelchair through the dirt paths of Protection of Civilians Camp 3 in Juba,. The uneven paths make it difficult for people with physical disabilities to move around the camps..
May 30, 2017 Letter

Submission by Human Rights Watch to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education concerning Inclusive Education

May 25, 2017 News Release

US: Senate Should Scrap House Health Bill

Would Severely Reduce Access to Care

Protesters rally on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. during US House voting on the American Health Care Act, which would repeal major parts of the 2000 Affordable Care Act know as Obamacare, May 4, 2017.
May 17, 2017 Letter

Submission for the 2019 Global Education Monitoring Report On Migration and Education

Syrian Kurdish refugees
May 16, 2017 Dispatches

Australia’s Cells of Horror

Neglect and Abuse in Mental Health System Caught on Camera

Miriam Merten shown on CCTV footage from a government hospital in New South Wales, Australia, 2014.
May 9, 2017 Dispatches

South Africa Needs a Global Reminder About Education Obligations

Human Rights Council Members Should Ask South Africa About Children With Disabilities

Drawing of a female student holding a placard that says “I want to learn” found in Boitumelo Special School in Kimberley, South Africa.
May 8, 2017 News Release

US: Detention Hazardous to Immigrants’ Health

More Preventable Deaths Likely Under Trump Policies

An illustration of a man in a prison uniform lying in fetal position at a crossroads (the roads have barbed wire)
May 5, 2017 UPR

Human Rights Watch Submission to the Universal Periodic Review of South Africa

September 2016

A man reacts to tear gas fired by police fire to disperse rival marches by hundreds of protesters, after mobs looted stores this week believed to belong to immigrants in Pretoria, South Africa, February 24, 2017.
May 2, 2017 Report

2 Israelis Who Entered Gaza Held Incommunicado

Disappeared Men Have History of Mental Health Conditions

Hisham al-Sayed et Avera Mangistu.
May 2, 2017 Dispatches

Trump’s America Not So Great for People with Disabilities

Healthcare Bill Threatens Millions

Protesters with ADAPT, a disabled people's rights organization, stage a demonstration at the gates of the White House in Washington, April 20, 2015.
April 25, 2017 Dispatches

Angolan Police Attack Protesters in Wheelchairs

Video Highlights Concerns Raised by People with Disabilities

Video footage showing an Angolan police officer beating a peaceful protester in a wheelchair, Luanda, Angola, April 22, 2017.
April 24, 2017 Dispatches

What I Told My Son About Starving Children in Belarus Orphanages

Explaining the Inhuman Treatment of Children with Disabilities

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