PROMOTING THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Validity is a leading international legal advocacy organisation promoting the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities and persons with psychosocial disabilities worldwide.
We use legal strategies to promote, protect and defend the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities and persons with psychosocial disabilities. We push for reforms that promote justice and inclusion. We take action in the courts – national and international. And we call for accountability for duty-bearers.
We won’t stop until we achieve inclusion for all.
News
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UN CRPD Committee Adopts General Comment No. 11 on Political and Public Participation
The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has issued General Comment No. 11 on the participation of persons with disabilities in political and public life (Advanced Unedited Version), adopted on 27 August 2026. The General Comment is intended to facilitate the realisation of Article 29 of the Convention on the Rights of…
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Addressing Communication Barriers in Criminal Proceedings: The Role of Intermediaries and Communication Support for Children with Disabilities
We are pleased to invite you to a webinar on Addressing Communication Barriers in Criminal Proceedings: The Role of Intermediaries and Communication Support for Children with Disabilities, taking place on 29 September 2026, from 12:00 to 13:30 CET. The ENSURE public webinar will bring together justice professionals, policymakers, civil society representatives and project partners to reflect on…
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Hungary: Validity Briefs Council of Europe on Preventing Future Deaths Caused by Institutionalisation
On 7 September 2026, Validity Foundation Executive Director Steven Allen briefed representatives of the Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministers in Strasbourg on Hungary’s implementation of the landmark European Court of Human Rights judgment in Validity Foundation on behalf of T.J. v. Hungary. The briefing was organised by the European Implementation Network (EIN), which supports civil society engagement in the…
Our Work
Validity is an international non-governmental organisation which uses the law to secure equality, inclusion and justice for persons with intellectual disabilities and persons with psychosocial disabilities worldwide.
WE ARE LOCAL AND GLOBAL
Validity is a dynamic community of persons with disabilities, legal professionals and volunteers brought together by a desire to reverse injustice and segregation faced by persons with disabilities worldwide.
Our Priorities
Validity focuses on tackling the most widespread and systematic human rights violations faced by persons with disabilities worldwide, to support their autonomy, inclusion and active participation in society.
THE LEGACY OF GÁBOR GOMBOS
Gábor Gombos was an outstanding advocate of the Hungarian and international disability movement and a survivor of psychiatry. He was a world-renowned independent disability rights defender.
