Disability Rights - Human Rights Watch
Oct 16, 2023 · Human Rights Watch works to investigate and expose these hidden abuses, and advocate for change to improve the lives of people with disabilities, in partnership with them …
Why Disability Inclusion Matters - Human Rights Watch
Nov 28, 2023 · Why Disability Inclusion Matters Human rights advocates should embed a disability perspective in all rights issues, cultivate the leadership of people with disabilities, and …
Protecting Disability Rights Means Rebuking Harmful Autism Myths
Sep 24, 2025 · In the 1950s, a so-called “refrigerator mother” theory falsely blamed autism on emotionally cold mothers, fueling decades of parental guilt and discrimination. That …
Malawian Disability Rights Advocate Honored
Dec 3, 2025 · Hilda Macheso, a Malawian disability rights advocate, is the 2025 recipient of the Human Rights Watch Marca Bristo Fellowship for Courageous Leadership in Disability Rights, …
Mexico: Supreme Court Risks Weakening Disability Rights
Oct 2, 2025 · A decision by Mexico’s Supreme Court on September 25, 2025, risks undermining meaningful participation by people with disabilities in shaping laws that govern their rights and …
Armenia Court Undermines Disability Rights - Human Rights Watch
Dec 9, 2025 · Armenia’s appeals court on November 19 significantly weakened protections against disability-based discrimination and further restricted access to justice for people …
World Report 2025: United Kingdom | Human Rights Watch
Disability Rights The UK’s Mental Health Act continued to violate the rights of people with disabilities.
Mexico City: Proposed Public Care System Lacking Disability Rights
Nov 14, 2025 · The care system bill submitted to lawmakers by the government of Mexico City fails to guarantee autonomy, equality, and protection from abuse for people with disabilities …
World Report 2025: Bosnia and Herzegovina | Human Rights Watch
Disability Rights An April BiH Ombudsman’s report highlighted rights violations experienced by people with disabilities in institutions, including arbitrary restrictions on freedom of movement.
Human Rights Watch: Women's Human Rights: Disabled Women …
Human Rights Watch is committed to promoting the human rights of all persons, and is supportive of the movement toward codification of a specific international human rights treaty on disability ...