Update: Validity’s work at the United Nations
At the beginning of 2025, Validity worked on and submitted three submissions to UN Treaty Bodies. We contributed to the work of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD Committee) and the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee). Read More
Landmark Ruling: European Court Finds Moldova failed to Protect Woman with Disabilities from Servitude
First-ever European Court decision on servitude of persons with disabilities reveals systemic failures in Moldova’s deinstitutionalisation practices Validity has prepared an Easy-to-Read Summary of the Court’s Decision: see here. The European Court of Human Rights has delivered a groundbreaking judgment… Read More
Ending violence, ensuring inclusion: strengthening protections against gender-and disability-based violence
As the DIS-CONNECTED project comes to a close, we are releasing our reports and tools developed throughout the initiative. The project explored violence against women and children with disabilities, underscoring their increased vulnerability to gender-based violence. We are now publishing our final report, which synthesises findings across the… Read More
Awaiting the conversations that will begin anew: Reflections on My Internship at the Validity Foundation (by Kim Woonyoung)
I have reached the end of a precious year spent with the Validity Foundation. This piece is a brief record of the activities I participated in and the moments I witnessed during this short yet eventful year at Validity. It is also an attempt to reflect on what this… Read More
Day 2 of the Justice that Works Conference: Highlights and Next Steps
The second day of our Justice that Works conference centred on the DIS-CONNECTED project, exploring pathways to prevent violence against women and children with disabilities in institutional settings and services. Discussions highlighted various research projects and initiatives that investigate this issue from multiple angles. Participants examined how monitoring efforts can… Read More
Seasonal Appeal 2024
In 2024, our client Victor achieved a major… Read More
Launch of a Strategic Litigation Guidebook for Lawyers and Persons with Disabilities
On 5 November 2024 Kera Foundation organised the launch event of the Strategic Litigation Guidebook. This event marks… Read More
Benon Kabale’s Recognition as the 2024 Recipient of the Human Rights Watch Marca Bristo Fellowship for Courageous Leadership in Disability Rights
Validity proudly congratulates Benon Kabale, our Ugandan client and a courageous survivor of institutionalisation, on being named the 2024 recipient of the prestigious Human Rights Watch Marca Bristo Fellowship for Courageous Leadership in Disability Rights. The fellowship, established to honour the late Marca Bristo—a trailblazing disability rights advocate,… Read More
November 20 & 21: Join us for the Justice that Works conference on the rights of children and women with disabilities
Join us in-person in Budapest or online on 20 and 21 November for the “Justice that Works: Leveraging Cooperation and Technology for Children, Disability Rights and Gender Equity” conference! The two-day event will focus on the rights of children and women with disabilities. Inspired by World Children’s Day, the… Read More
November 20. és 21.: Csatlakozzon hozzánk a fogyatékossággal élő gyermekek és nők jogairól szóló Jól működő igazságszolgáltatás konferencián!
Csatlakozzon hozzánk személyesen Budapesten vagy online november 20-án és 21-én a „Jól működő igazságszolgáltatás: Az együttműködés erősítése és újszerű technológiák alkalmazása a gyermekjogok, a fogyatékossági jogok és a nemek közötti egyenlőség érvényesülése érdekében” konferenciára! A kétnapos rendezvény középpontjában a fogyatékkal élő… Read More
Topház: European Court of Human Rights finds Hungary failed to protect right to life of residents, must investigate links between death and disability
In a ground-breaking judgment today, the European Court of Human Rights (“the Court”) condemned Hungary for failing to protect the lives of institutionalised persons with disabilities. States must effectively investigate the context and conditions in which people in institutions die, the Court also said. The judgment sends… Read More