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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CanadaCOVID-19 has had a devastating impact on older people in care homes across Canada. Yet serious concerns remain for a different kind of epidemic that may continue throughout the rollout of vaccines: loneliness and isolation, combined with some homes’ dangerous increase in the use of psychotropic medications.
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AsiaThis submission relates to the review of Cambodia under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. It focuses on the right and access to education, the right to an adequate standard of living, and the right to the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health.
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AsiaThis submission relates to the review of China under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. It focuses on education policy in Tibet, barriers to education for children with disabilities, family separation in Xinjiang, conversion therapy against LGBT people, protection of education from attack, and shackling of people with psychosocial disabilities.
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Insisting on Inclusion
Institutionalization and Barriers to Education for Children with Disabilities in Kyrgyzstan
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Gaza: Israeli Restrictions Harm People with Disabilities
Neglect by Hamas Authorities, Armed Conflict Cause Further Hardship
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Brazil: Education Risk for Children With Disabilities
New National Policy Encourages School Segregation
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Mexican Senate Should Include Women with Disabilities in Justice Center Reform
Accessible Protection Is Essential to Address Pervasive Violence
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A Call to Protect People with Disabilities in Armed Conflict
Disability Rights Advocate Nujeen Mustafa Urges Governments to Act
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“The lack of action is unexplainable. Protection during armed conflicts and access to essential necessities is our right, not a favor that we are asking for.”
Remarks by Nujeen Mustafa at “A Year after UNSC Resolution 2475: Let’s Define Concrete Steps to Protect People with Disabilities in Armed Conflict" on December 3, 2020
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Kyrgyzstan: Barriers to Education for Children with Disabilities
Inclusive Education Key to Ending Segregation in Institutions
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Gaza: Israeli Restrictions Harm People with Disabilities
Neglect by Hamas Authorities, Armed Conflict Cause Further Hardship
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Witness: How One Woman with a Disability Builds a Life in Gaza
People with Disabilities Find Strength Despite Discrimination
