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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Europe/Central Asia
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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Mexico: States’ Inaction on Legal Capacity
‘Guardianship’ Provisions Harm People With Disabilities, Older People
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People with Disabilities Push for Access to Personal Assistance in Poland
“It’s a Matter of Life and Death for Some People,” Activist Says
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Jordan’s Child Rights Record in the Spotlight
Nationality Law, Access to Education Key Issues Under UN Review
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For My Father, Medicaid Means Regaining Agency and Autonomy. For My Mother, Our Survival.
Thanks to Medicaid-covered treatments, my father was able to work full time again and ensure that we had a roof over our heads and food on the table.
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All Asylum Seekers Need Access to Mental Health Care
EU Should View Protections It Offered Ukrainians as Model
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Palestine: Submission to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
17th Pre-Sessional Working Group
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Barriers Kill: Mexico Should Protect Women with Disabilities from Violence
In Honor of Guadalupe Huerta Mora
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Inquest Highlights Abuses in Canada’s Immigration Detention
Government Should End Inhumane Incarceration for Immigration Detainees in Jails
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Human Rights Watch Mourns Loss of Judy Heumann
Disability Rights Activist Was a Trailblazer, Visionary
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