Statement in occasion of the 16th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD

By Benafsha Yaqoobi, 2022 Marca Bristo Fellow

Mexico: States’ Inaction on Legal Capacity

‘Guardianship’ Provisions Harm People With Disabilities, Older People

Letter to Mexico Federal Congress Regarding Full Legal Capacity Recognition

People with Disabilities Push for Access to Personal Assistance in Poland

“It’s a Matter of Life and Death for Some People,” Activist Says

Jordan’s Child Rights Record in the Spotlight

Nationality Law, Access to Education Key Issues Under UN Review

Jordan: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child

93rd Session

A Procedure Centered in the Person

Mexico’s New Law Grants Full Legal Capacity, Ends Guardianship

For My Father, Medicaid Means Regaining Agency and Autonomy. For My Mother, Our Survival.

Thanks to Medicaid-covered treatments, my father was able to work full time again and ensure that we had a roof over our heads and food on the table.

All Asylum Seekers Need Access to Mental Health Care

EU Should View Protections It Offered Ukrainians as Model

Palestine: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

17th Pre-Sessional Working Group

Barriers Kill: Mexico Should Protect Women with Disabilities from Violence

In Honor of Guadalupe Huerta Mora

Inquest Highlights Abuses in Canada’s Immigration Detention

Government Should End Inhumane Incarceration for Immigration Detainees in Jails

Human Rights Watch Mourns Loss of Judy Heumann

Disability Rights Activist Was a Trailblazer, Visionary

Earthquake Relief Efforts in Syria Shouldn’t Overlook Those With Disabilities