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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People with Disabilities’ Voices Should be Heard in US Elections
Inaccessible Polls, Ballots May Disenfranchise Millions in Upcoming Elections
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UK Data Shows People with Disabilities Caught in Covid-19 Crosshairs
UK Parliament Needs to Act Fast to Save Lives
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Pakistan Court’s Mental Health Ruling Promises Reform
Protect Rights of Prisoners with Disabilities, Impose Death Penalty Moratorium
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Australia: Deaths of Prisoners with Disabilities
End Solitary Confinement; Improve Access to Support, Services
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Fellowship Honors Disability Rights Icon Marca Bristo
Nigerian Advocate Hauwa Ojeifo Is Inaugural Fellow
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Landmark Ruling Bolsters Disability Rights in Pakistan
Enforce Decision, Protect Rights of People with Disabilities
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Regressive Mental Health Bill Blocked in Mexico
Meaningful Consultations with People with Disabilities Needed For Future Law
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Letter to Mexican Senators on the Open Parliament Process
Members of the Salud Mental con Derechos make recommendations for a truly participatory and inclusive Open Parliament process
