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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“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
News
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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
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People in Institutions in Brazil at Risk from Covid-19
New Regulation Important Step Towards Better Rights Protection
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People with Disabilities Needed in Fight Against Climate Change
UN Releases First Report on Disability Rights in the Context of Climate Action
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Four Institutionalized Children Die in Kazakhstan’s Covid-19 Lockdown
Another Reminder of the Need to Support Family-Based Care
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