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 an… 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
Navigating the Accessibility Divide in Justice, Digitalisation and AI Initiatives – News Series
Over this year, Validity will initiate a news series on the application of digitalisation and AI series in the justice system. These will lay out important right-based considerations to guide the potential integration of these systems in a manner that protects and promotes the rights of persons with disabilities. Read More
Zambia: Zambian authorities must implement the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’ recommendations
A range of Zambian organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) and other civil society organizations (CSOs) – who early in March this year made submissions to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Committee) ahead of its examination of Zambia’s compliance with and implementation… Read More
Czechia: European Court of Human Rights Finds Violation of Right to Life of Young Man Tasered in Psychiatric Hospital
For the first time, the European Court of Human Rights has found that the Czech Republic violated a young man’s right to life due to wrong and violent interventions by the staff of a locked psychiatric hospital and police, tragically resulting in his death. Read More
Czech Constitutional Court Rules in Landmark Decision on Inclusive Education and Access to Justice
On 4 December 2023, in a seminal ruling, the Constitutional Court of Czechia found that a child with disabilities had been unconstitutionally denied access to education and a fair trial due to the failure of the lower courts to adequately address the discrimination claims of a child… Read More
Are you deprived of your right to political participation? Let us fight for your right!
3rd of October, 14:00 – 15:30 on Zoom. Register here For an easy-to-read version of the text, please click here. Our Right, Our Vote! Legal action to dismantle barriers to political participation for persons with disabilities… Read More
Access to justice for defendants with disabilities: ENABLE project national reports are out
Validity and its ENABLE project* partners spent the previous six months researching the barriers defendants with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities face in the criminal justice process in eight EU countries (BG, CZ, ES, LT, PT, RO, SI, SK). The study included both desk research and field work, and… Read More
UN Human Rights Committee condemns Bulgaria for seriously violating the rights to life, freedom from torture and ill-treatment, and respect for inherent dignity
On 15 March 2023, the Human Rights Committee, the United Nations body that monitors the implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by its States parties, issued a decision, so-called views, in communication No. 3171/2018 and condemned Bulgaria for violating the… Read More
Representing Victims of Torture with Disabilities
A key cross-cutting objective for Validity is to contribute to the global push to end all forms of torture and ill-treatment faced by persons with disabilities. In this context, Validity works with partners to represent numerous victims with disabilities in Europe and Africa, with the strategic goals of ending… Read More