Disability Rights – Passion of the Present

Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS and Disability

On: June 8, 2011

In: Disability Rights, Fact Sheet, Global, Health, HIV/TB

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Individuals with disabilities are often assumed to be at lower risk, and thus face lower of HIV infection rates, than their non-disabled peers. They are believed to be asexual, less likely to use drugs or alcohol, and at a lower risk of …Continue Reading

Democracy Disabled: Discrimination at the Polls

On: May 20, 2011

In: Commentary, CRPD, Disability Rights, Global, political participation, Racism and Discrimination, voting

The right to political participation is both fundamental to democracy and a fundamental human right. Yet people with disabilities are routinely denied the chance to exercise this right.

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Colombia is 100th Country to Ratify Disability Rights Treaty

On: May 16, 2011

In: Americas, Colombia, convention on the rights of persons with disabilities, CRPD, Disability Rights, ESC Rights, Global, Press release, ratification, United Nations

Colombia is the 100th country to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a symbolic step towards achieving universal respect for the rights of more than 670 million people …Continue Reading

US: The Failure to Provide Fair Removal Hearings to Persons with Mental Disabilities

On: September 3, 2010

In: Disability Rights, Excessive Punishment and Restrictions, Health, Immigration and the Treatment of Non-Citizens, Mental Health, Press release, Prison and Detention Conditions, Unfair Immigration Policies, US Domestic Policy

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US: Suit Seeks Deportation Safeguards

On: August 3, 2010

In: Disability Rights, Domestic Policy, Health, Immigration and the Treatment of Non-Citizens, Mental Health, Press release, Prison and Detention Conditions, Unfair Immigration Policies, United States, US Domestic Policy

A lawsuit filed on August 2, 2010, underscores the need for the federal government to provide lawyers and additional safeguards to people with mental disabilities in immigration courts