Disability Rights
Worldwide one billion individuals have a disability. Many people with disabilities live in conflict settings or in developing countries, where they experience a range of barriers to education, health care and other basic services. In many countries, they are subjected to violence and discrimination. People with disabilities are also often deprived of their right to live independently, as many are locked up in institutions, shackled, or cycled through the criminal justice system. Many of these human rights abuses are a result of entrenched stigma and a lack of community-based services essential to ensuring their rights, including under the UN Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Our goal is to help change that, working closely together with disabled persons’ organizations and other partners. Download the complete brochure.
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Middle East/North AfricaGood morning, Mr. President. Thank you for the opportunity to address the Security Council regarding how the war in my country Yemen has impacted people with disabilities.
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Serbia/KosovoWe, the undersigned organizations of persons with disabilities and human rights organizations, are writing to express our concern at the situation of thousands of women, men, and children with disabilities living in institutions across Serbia.
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“Disability Is Not Weakness”
Discrimination and Barriers Facing Women and Girls with Disabilities in Afghanistan
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Cameroon: Make Humanitarian Response More Inclusive
3 Years into Violence, More Protection, Support Needed
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Nigeria: People With Mental Health Conditions Chained, Abused
Ban Chaining; Provide Mental Health Services
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Statement by Raja Abdullah Almasabi to the UN Security Council, July 28, 2020
“We Must Have a Seat at the Table”
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Serbia: Release Covid-19 Data for Institutions
End to Institutional Living, Implement Right to Live in the Community
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The ADA as a Work in Progress
On the ADA’s 30th anniversary, we should reflect on what’s still missing to make sure that all people with disabilities are included in the United States
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How My Disability Prepared Me for Covid-19
Disability Pride Day an Opportunity to Learn from People with Disabilities
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US Nursing Home Residents Should Know Their Rights
New Easy-to-Read Guide for Residents and Families
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US: Ensure Oversight, Not Immunity, for Nursing Homes
New York, 18 Other States Limiting Access to Justice Amid Covid-19
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One Mozambique Girl’s Most Prized Possession: Her Eyeglasses
Celebrating Change on International Albinism Awareness Day
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UN: Strengthen Humanitarian Aid for People with Disabilities
Ensure Access, Funding Programs for Refugees, Displaced People
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Mexico: Families Abuse, Neglect People with Disabilities
Ensure Protection, Access to Justice, Independent Living
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Russia: Publish Data About Covid-19 in Institutional Care
Lack of Information Could Exacerbate Spread of Infection, Deaths
