MP Fernando Linares Beltranena denounced by organisations of disabled people after stating that “Disabled people only constitute an expense for the country”. Representatives of organisations of disabled people filed a complaint against MP Fernando Linares Beltranena at the Prosecutor’s Office of Human Rights at the Public Ministry (MP) for discrimination and violation of rights of disabled people. […]
UN urges Guatemala to abolish institutionalization of children with disabilities
On the 22nd and 23rd of August, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities held the first dialogue with representatives from the Guatemalan government to assess advancements in the country in complying with the United National Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The Committee, composed of 18 independent global […]
Statement by UN Independent Expert on enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism
Original Source: United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner The following is the Statement by the United Nations Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Ms. Ikponwosa Ero, upon conclusion of her official visit to Mozambique – 21 August to 3 September, 2016 Upon the invitation of the […]
UNCRPD Committee urges Guatemala to abolish institutionalization of all children
Published by Disability Rights International Go to Original Source Washington, DC, Guatemala City – September 2, 2016 – The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD Committee) has issued its Concluding Observations to the State of Guatemala. Based on Disability Rights International’s (DRI) reporting, the CRPD Committee has urged Guatemala to […]
Attacks on people with albinism in Africa: European Parliament calls for end to impunity
STRASBOURG 7th July: Today, the European Parliament called on African countries to end the impunity in relation to the persecution and killing of people with albinism (PWA), focusing in particular on Malawi, where an estimated 10,000 people are people with albinism. The attacks motivated by superstitious beliefs about the properties of these body parts has given rise to organised […]
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