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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The European Court of Human Rights adopts amendments to Rules of Court on legal representation
On 25 September 2026, the European Court of Human Rights has adopted final amendments to Rules 36 and 44 on legal representation. This adopted Rules are a modified version of the original proposal where the Court also referred to “vulnerable applicants” or persons deprived of legal capacity for whom the Court may have requested the…
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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…
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.
