The report written by the Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Ms. Ikponwosa Ero, has just been published. While the report addresses in large the right to health, it also tackles more established and urgent concerns including the much reported attacks on people with albinism, human rights violations and discrimination. The […]
Canada’s first federal disability law- gaps and ways forward
A national policy process in Canada is in it’s initial stages to produce federal accessibility legislation. Only 5 provinces/territories have accessibility legislation in Canada. The policy process to date, consists of private and public consultations, an online survey for the public, and online outreach to the public, offering ways for the public to provide input. […]
Violencia sexual contra mujeres indígenas sordas en Guatemala
El tipo de discapacidad, la ubicación, la devaluación cultural y la capacidad de resistir, afecta la vida de las mujeres con discapacidad y no solo eso, sino que también sufren el impacto de la violencia. El director de Global Disabilty Watch, Shaun Grech, informó acerca de un preocupante patrón de violencia y abuso sexual […]
Sexual violence on indigenous deaf women in Guatemala
The type of impairment, location, cultural devaluation and ability to resist, impinge on disabled women’s experiences. They also impact the violence they face. Global Disability Watch director Shaun Grech, reports a worrying pattern of sexual violence and rape among young deaf women in some rural indigenous areas of Guatemala. Commenting on his recent publication, Disability and […]
94 patients with mental health problems die in concentration camp-style centers in South Africa
94 persons with mental health problems in ‘care’ die in irregular centers sparking criticism of a deadly health care system A government report estimates that at least 94 patients with mental health problems died in South Africa of dehydration, diarrhoea and pneumonia after a cost-cutting exercise that saw patients moved to unlicenced and unequipped profit-seeking ‘facilities’compared […]
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