
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.
Videos
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“It Was Really Hard to Protect Myself”
Impact of the Armed Conflict in Syria on Children with Disabilities
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France: Afghan Evacuees Need Mental Health Support
French Authorities Should Provide More Assistance
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News
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UN Message to Ghana on Mental Health Care
At Human Rights Council, Countries Condemn the Practice of Shackling
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Deaths Underscore Inhumanity of Canada’s Immigration Detention
Government Should Take Concrete Steps to Abolish Immigration Detention
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Submission to the EU Delegation to Nigeria ahead of EU-Nigeria Human Rights Dialogue
Shackling of People with Psychosocial Disabilities
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Brazil: Ensure Justice for Attack on Democratic Institutions
President Lula Should Defend and Promote Rights
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Shackled in Ghana for Mental Health Conditions
They Broke Her Spirit but Should Instead Break the Chains
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Governments Should Prioritize Mental Health Support
International Day of Persons with Disabilities a Reminder to Keep Rights at Center
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New York Mayor Targets Unhoused Communities
New Directive Expands Involuntary Hospitalization as Response to Houselessness
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Ghana: Chaining People with Mental Health Conditions Persists
Enforce Ban on Shackling; Provide Community-Based Services
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Witness: “Surrounded by walls, I just wished I could see the moon”
Cycling Coast-to-Coast to Heal after Immigration Detention in Canada