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Accountability for Modern Slavery in Romania: Reports of thousands of persons with disabilities placed in private, unregulated institutions point to grave human rights violations requiring urgent action
Validity is deeply concerned by reports from Romania that more than 3,000 persons with disabilities may have been transferred over a period of two decades from public authorities into the custody of…
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Validity calls on the Irish EU Presidency to restore disability rights safeguards in the next EU budget
Validity Foundation has submitted a briefing to the Irish Government calling for the reinstatement of disability rights conditionality in the European Union’s next long-term budget, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028-2034. Under…
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Validity joins urgent call to Council of Europe Committee of Ministers to withdraw dangerous legislative proposal legitimising psychiatric coercion
The Validity Foundation has joined twelve other leading European organisations and networks of persons with disabilities to demand the urgent and immediate withdrawal of the draft Additional Protocol to the…
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Validity at COSP19: Advancing Disability Rights Through Strategic Litigation and International Advocacy
At the 19th Session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP19) to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), held at United Nations Headquarters in New…
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In memory of Sylvester Katontoka
A tribute from Bruce Chooma, Programmes Coordinator of Disability Rights Watch. This message is shared with Bruce’s permission. REMEMBERING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF SYLVESTER KATONTOKA 27 November 1968 –…
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Regulation on the Protection of Adults
EU citizens with disabilities continue to be stripped of their legal capacity in many Member States by way of systems of ‘guardianship’. When this happens, they are not allowed to…
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15 NGOs and Law Offices Call for Review of Amendments to Rules of the European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights’ (ECtHR) is planning to amend Rules 36 and 44 of the Rules of Court which concern, in the words of the Court, representation of “vulnerable adults”.…
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Ensuring Charter Compliance : Keys findings and lessons learnt from the FURI project
As the European Union enters critical negotiations for the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework, the FURI project is coming to an end after revealing widespread non-compliance with the Charter of Fundamental…
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Three countries, three submissions: Validity contributes to the work of the UN Human Rights Committee concerning Czechia, Hungary and Moldova
Between December 2025 and February 2026, Validity submitted three written contributions to the United Nations Human Rights Committee (the ‘Committee’) ahead of its 145th session, scheduled to take place from…
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The right to be heard of a woman with disabilities is reinforced by the European Court
On 9 December 2025, the European Court of Human Rights delivered an important judgment in the case of H.H. v. Finland regarding the right to an oral hearing in legal cases challenging involuntary psychiatric commitment and treatments imposed without the person’s consent. The case…
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Securing the Right to Counsel: Overturning Guardianship Authority Restrictions
On 5 December 2025, our organisation won an important court case against the guardianship authority in Pest County, Hungary, reinforcing the right to independent oversight and effective access to justice for persons with…
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Kenya: High Court’s affirmation of persons with disabilities’ legal capacity a welcome step forward
The International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the Validity Foundation, and the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights welcome the judgment of the High Court of Kenya at Nairobi (the Court) in the recent case of Wilson Nderitu Macharia v I&M…
