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December 4, 2018 News Release

EU: Students with Disabilities Face Barriers at European Schools

Improve Support, Accommodation

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December 3, 2018 Statement

Statement by Human Rights Watch on the occasion of the UN Security Council Arria Meeting on People with Disabilities

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December 3, 2018 News Release

UN: War’s Impact on People with Disabilities

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Thousands of People with Disabilities in Croatia Trapped in Institutions

Government Should Ensure Services, End Segregation

November 29, 2018 Dispatches

Pakistan Should Remove People with Mental Disabilities From Death Row

Protect Rights of Prisoners with Disabilities, Impose a Complete Moratorium on Death Sentence

Imdad Ali, who is aged around 50, was sentenced to death for the murder of a religious cleric in 2002 and is set to be hanged tomorrow.
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October 9, 2018 Letter

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Human Rights Watch Submission to the UN Working Group on Discrimination Against Women in Law and Practice

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October 1, 2018 Commentary

Peru’s Groundbreaking Legislation Gives Equality of Choices to People with Disabilities

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