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March 17, 2021 News

Letter to Chair of the Commission of Social Inclusion and People with Disability of Peru

RE: Draft Law for People with Disabilities

Human Rights Watch is an independent, non-governmental organization dedicated to defending and protecting human rights in more than 90 countries. We have researched the rights of persons with disabilities around the world, including in a number of…

July 31, 2020 News

Joint Letter to Prime Minister Brnabić on Covid-19 Data in Institutions for People with Disabilities

31 July 2020 Her Excellency Ms. Ana Brnabić Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia Dear Prime Minister Brnabić, We, the undersigned organizations of persons with disabilities and human rights organizations, are writing to express…

April 11, 2019 News

Open Letter to Ministry of Education and Culture of Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina

April 11 2019 Minister Natalija Trivić Ministry of Education and Culture Trg Republike Srpske 1, 78000 Banja Luka Republika Srpska Bosnia and Herzegovina …

January 28, 2019 News

Disability Rights International, Human Rights Watch, and Women Enabled International Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women

Review of Serbia

Introduction This submission to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (“CEDAW Committee”), ahead of its review of Serbia, highlights areas of concern that Disability Rights International, Human Rights…

February 1, 2018 News

Submission to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities concerning South Africa

9th pre-sessional working group

Human Rights Watch is an independent, international human rights organization that monitors, reports, and conducts advocacy on human rights in more than 90 countries globally. Our focus areas include the right to education, particularly access to quality…

May 30, 2017 News

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

Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to submit evidence to the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education for its meeting on inclusive education on May 30, 2017. Through this submission, Human Rights Watch would like to share relevant information on…

February 1, 2016 News

Human Rights Watch submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child regarding South Africa

This submission relates to Articles 23, 28, 29, and 38 of the Convention of the Rights of the Child, as well as the Committee’s General Comment 1 on the aims of education and General Comment 9 on the rights of children with disabilities. The submission…

April 11, 2014 News

Peru: Adopt a National Technical Guide on Legal Abortion

Letter to Señora Magister Midori Musme Cristina De Habich

Señora Magister Midori Musme Cristina De Habich Ministerio de Salud (MINSA) April 11, 2014 H.E. Minister De Habich: We write to welcome your recent statements to Congress and to the press that the ministry will adopt…

October 14, 2013 News

Letter to Prime Minister Tony Abbott Re: Human Rights in Foreign and Domestic Policy

The Hon. Tony Abbott, MP Prime Minister Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 Re: Human Rights in Foreign and Domestic Policy Dear Prime Minister Abbott, Congratulations on your recent election as Prime Minister of Australia. Human Rights Watch is a…

April 2, 2012 News

Letter to Peruvian Congress on Involuntary Detention of Persons With Disabilities

Rosa Mávila León President Commission on Social Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities Segundo Leocadio Tapia Bernal President Commission on Health and Population We understand the Commission on Health and Population and the Commission on Social…

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