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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xml:base="http://www.hrw.org" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <channel> <title>Disability Rights</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/rss/taxonomy/700</link> <description>Feeds > By taxonomy term</description> <language>en</language> <item> <title>Hungary: Reforms Needed to New Constitution</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/23/hungary-reforms-needed-new-constitution</link> <description>(New York) - Hungary should address the human rights concerns linked to its new constitution that the Venice Commission raised in its June 20, 2011 report, Human Rights Watch said today. In addition, Hungary should guarantee that people with disabilities will retain the right to vote under the new constitution, Human Rights Watch said. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/23/hungary-reforms-needed-new-constitution">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/constitution">constitution</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/disability-rights">Disability Rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/tag/human-rights-european-union">Human Rights in the European Union</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/hungary">Hungary</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/europecentral-asia/hungary">Hungary</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women%E2%80%99s-rights/reproductive-choices-and-sexual-autonomy">Reproductive Choices and Sexual Autonomy</category> <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:35:07 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">100011 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Joint Statement on Right to Political Participation of People with Disabilities</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/15/joint-statement-right-political-participation-people-disabilities</link> <description>1.聽聽聽 We representatives of international human rights non-governmental organizations Disabled People's International, Down Syndrome International, European Disability Forum, European Network of (Ex-) Users and Survivors of Psychiatry, European Platform of Self-Advocates, Inclusion Europe, International Disability Alliance, Human Rights Watch, Mental Disability Advocacy Center, and Mental Healt <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/15/joint-statement-right-political-participation-people-disabilities">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/disability-rights">Disability Rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/suffrage">suffrage</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/venice-commission">venice commission</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/voting">voting</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/written-statement">Written statement</category> <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 12:02:07 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">99866 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Open Letter to Mr. Loverdos, Greek Minister of Health </title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/14/open-letter-mr-loverdos-greek-minister-health</link> <description>Dear Minister Loverdos, <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/14/open-letter-mr-loverdos-greek-minister-health">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/disability-rights">Disability Rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/disability-rights">disability rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/europecentral-asia/greece">Greece</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/greece">Greece</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/tag/human-rights-european-union">Human Rights in the European Union</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/letter">Letter</category> <pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:29:36 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">99829 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Fact Sheet: HIV/AIDS and Disability</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/08/fact-sheet-hivaids-and-disability</link> <description>&nbsp; CONTEXT 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 violence or sexual assault than the general population. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/06/08/fact-sheet-hivaids-and-disability">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/disability-rights">Disability Rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/fact-sheet">Fact Sheet</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/global">Global</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/health">Health</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/health/hiv/tb">HIV/TB</category> <pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:02:14 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">94601 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Democracy Disabled: Discrimination at the Polls</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/20/democracy-disabled-discrimination-polls</link> <description>Imagine registering to vote in the upcoming election, only to be told by a local government official not to go to the polling place because you would &quot;spoil the election.&quot; Betty, a woman I met in <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/reports/2010/08/24/if-we-weren-t-human">northern Uganda</a>, was told just that. Why? Because she is blind. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/20/democracy-disabled-discrimination-polls">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/commentary">Commentary</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/crpd">CRPD</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/disability-rights">Disability Rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/global">Global</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/political-participation">political participation</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/racism-and-discrimination">Racism and Discrimination</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/voting">voting</category> <pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 15:05:10 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Shantha Rau Barriga</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">99116 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Colombia is 100th Country to Ratify Disability Rights Treaty</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/16/colombia-100th-country-ratify-disability-rights-treaty</link> <description>(New York) - Colombia is the 100th聽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 with disabilities worldwide, Human Rights Watch said today. Colombia ratified the treaty on May 10, 2011. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/05/16/colombia-100th-country-ratify-disability-rights-treaty">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/americas">Americas</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/americas/colombia">Colombia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/convention-rights-persons-disabilities">convention on the rights of persons with disabilities</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/crpd">CRPD</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/disability-rights">Disability Rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/economic-social-and-cultural-rights">ESC Rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/global">Global</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/ratification">ratification</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/united-nations">United Nations</category> <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 06:33:00 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">98886 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Letter to Ugandan Minister of Justice on the Indefinite Detention of Prisoners with Psychosocial Disabilities</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/04/28/letter-ugandan-minister-justice-indefinite-detention-prisoners-psychosocial-disabili</link> <description>To the Ugandan Minister of Justice Kiddhu Makubuya Your Excellency, <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/04/28/letter-ugandan-minister-justice-indefinite-detention-prisoners-psychosocial-disabili">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa">Africa</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/disability-rights">Disability Rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/health">Health</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/health/health-care-access">Health care access</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/letter">Letter</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/health/mental-health">Mental Health</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/health/prisons">Prisons</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/africa/uganda">Uganda</category> <pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 08:50:55 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">98444 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Hungary: New Constitution Enshrines Discrimination</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/04/19/hungary-new-constitution-enshrines-discrimination</link> <description>(New York) - The new Hungarian constitution approved by parliament contains provisions that could lead to discrimination, Human Rights Watch said today. President P谩l Schmitt should send the constitution back to Parliament to address these and other human rights issues, Human Rights Watch said. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/04/19/hungary-new-constitution-enshrines-discrimination">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/press-release">Press release</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/disability-rights">Disability Rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/tag/human-rights-european-union">Human Rights in the European Union</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/europecentral-asia/hungary">Hungary</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/topic/health/sexual-and-reproductive-health">Sexual and Reproductive Health</category> <pubDate>Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:12:07 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">98278 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>Letter to Prime Minister Orb谩n Regarding Aspects of the Hungarian Constitution </title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/04/15/letter-prime-minister-orb-n-regarding-aspects-hungarian-constitution</link> <description>Dear Prime Minister Orb谩n, I am writing on behalf of Human Rights Watch to express our concern in relation to aspects of Hungary's draft constitution. <a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/04/15/letter-prime-minister-orb-n-regarding-aspects-hungarian-constitution">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/disability-rights">Disability Rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/europe/central-asia">Europe/Central Asia</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/tag/human-rights-european-union">Human Rights in the European Union</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/europecentral-asia/hungary">Hungary</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/letter">Letter</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/lgbt-rights">LGBT Rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women%E2%80%99s-rights/reproductive-choices-and-sexual-autonomy">Reproductive Choices and Sexual Autonomy</category> <pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 15:32:25 -0400</pubDate> <dc:creator>Human Rights Watch</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">98106 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> <item> <title>The Sky Is the Limit for People with Disabilities</title> <link>http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/03/03/sky-limit-people-disabilities</link> <description><a href="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2011/03/03/sky-limit-people-disabilities">read more</a></description> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/accessibility">accessibility</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/airlines">Airlines</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/business">Business</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/news/commentary">Commentary</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/business/corporations">Corporations</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/disability-rights">Disability Rights</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/united-states/us-program/discrimination-and-abuse-discretion">Discrimination and Abuse of Discretion</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/global">Global</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/health">Health</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/keywords/transportation">transportation</category> <category domain="http://www.hrw.org/en/united-states">United States</category> <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 15:59:45 -0500</pubDate> <dc:creator>Shantha Rau Barriga</dc:creator> <guid isPermaLink="false">97025 at http://www.hrw.org</guid> </item> </channel> </rss>