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November 27, 2019 News Release

Ghana: Faith Healers Defy Ban on Chaining

Enforce Ban on Chaining and Provide Community-Based Services

In one traditional healing center, Human Rights Watch found 16 men in a dark, stifling room, all of them with short chains, no longer than half a meter, around their ankles. They called out: “We are suffering here. They are abusing our human rights. Pleas
November 24, 2019 News Release

Australia: Prevent Restraint in Aged Care

Ban Use of Drugs to Control Older People with Dementia

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November 12, 2019 Dispatches

Ensuring All Get Aid During Humanitarian Crises

New UN Guidelines Address People with Disabilities, Older People

A relative pushes John Biel Dup’s wheelchair through the dirt paths of Protection of Civilians Camp 3 in Juba,. The uneven paths make it difficult for people with physical disabilities to move around the camps..
November 11, 2019 Report

Nigeria: People With Mental Health Conditions Chained, Abused

Ban Chaining; Provide Mental Health Services

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November 8, 2019 Dispatches

Disability Discrimination May Tarnish Spain’s Electoral Reforms

People with Intellectual Disabilities May Face Arbitrary Scrutiny As They Vote

A man is helped to cast a symbolic vote during an event organized by The Spanish Committee of Representatives of Persons with Disabilities outside the Spanish parliament in Madrid, Friday, June 17, 2016.
November 4, 2019 News Release

Australia: Royal Commission Finds Aged Care Horrors

Ban Use of Drugs to Control Behavior of Older People with Dementia

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October 29, 2019 News Release

Mexico: Risks at Border for Those With Disabilities

Identify Asylum Seekers Facing Obstacles; Ensure Needed Services

Asylum seekers rest at a migrant shelter run by the federal government in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.
October 23, 2019 Dispatches

US Power Outages Endanger People with Disabilities

Emergency Response Plans Should Be Inclusive, Accessible

A car drives through a darkened Montclair Village as Pacific Gas & Electric power shutdowns continue in Oakland, California, October 10, 2019.
October 15, 2019 News Release

Australia: Older People in Aged Care Drugged Up

Prohibit Chemical Restraint; Ensure Person-Centered Support

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October 14, 2019 Dispatches

Making Movies Accessible for Everyone

Nairobi Leg of Human Rights Watch Film Festival Has Options for People with Disabilities

 Image for HRW Film Festival, Nairobi 2019’s Opening Night Film Everything Must Fall by Rehad Desai © Daylin Paul
October 10, 2019 Witness

A Groundbreaking Advance to Support People with Mental Health Conditions in Belgium

"She’s My Ally In My Battle."

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October 10, 2019 News Release

Brussels: Innovative Mental Health Support

Mobile Unit Helps Keep People Out of the Hospital

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October 7, 2019 Commentary

Afghanistan’s Silent Mental Health Crisis

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October 7, 2019 Report

Afghanistan: Little Help for Conflict-Linked Trauma

Government, Donors Should Expand Mental Health Programs

A man sits in the yard at a mental health facility in the city of Herat, April 2014. © 2014 Aref Karimi/AFP/Getty Images
October 2, 2019 News Release

Iran: Schools Shut Out Children with Disabilities

End Discrimination; Ensure Inclusive Education with Reasonable Support

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