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Statement of the Global Coalition on Deinstitutionalization on adoption of the Global Charter on Care Reform for Children
The Global Coalition on Deinstitutionalization (GC-DI) welcomes the new Global Charter on Care Reform for Children, initiated by David Lammy (former UK Foreign Secretary, now Deputy Prime Minister) which brings…
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Committee of Ministers calls on Hungary to implement Validity Foundation on behalf of T.J. v. Hungary judgment of the European Court
In October 2024, the European Court of Human Rights delivered a groundbreaking judgment against Hungary. It found that Hungary had violated the right to life of a woman with disabilities…
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FURI Workshop on Disability in EU Funding
Date: 30 October 2025Time: 9:30–13:00Place: Rue de l’Industrie 10, 1000 Brussels Captioning in English will be provided! The FURI (European Funds for Fundamental Rights) project works to strengthen the capacity…
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Validity presents the experiences of victims and survivors of torture to the UN
On 22 September 2025, Validity sent a written submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in response to the…
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Zambia’s Historic First: Legal capacity Communication submitted to the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
On 21 August 2025, The Validity Foundation, together with the Mental Health Users Network of Zambia (MHUNZA) and Disability Rights Watch (DRW) with the technical support of the International Commission…
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Access to justice and to an effective remedy are crucial for children with disabilities
Without access to justice and to an effective remedy children with disabilities are often forgotten about, institutionalised and ill-treated. In the case of V.I. v. The Republic of Moldova, Validity…
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Validity Contributes to ACERWC Special Rapporteur’s forthcoming Guidance Note to State parties to the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child.
On 10 June 2025, Validity submitted a written submission to the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC) in response to the Call for…
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Woman with Lived Experience of Institutionalisation Wins Landmark Case Against Psychiatric Hospital in Bulgaria
On 23 April 2025, a district court in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria, awarded substantial damages to Tanya Petkova, a woman with psychosocial disabilities, for repeated periods of psychiatric detention and coercive…
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Landmark Appeal Filed in SGBV Case Involving Woman with Psychosocial Disability in Uganda
On 12 May 2025, the Validity Foundation, together with our Ugandan partner, the Women’s Probono Initiative (WPI), filed submissions before the Court of Appeal in Kampala in a precedent-setting case…
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EU funds support fundamental rights violations of marginalised groups in several countries, New report reveals
Budapest, 26th May 2025 – A new report launched today reveals how European Union funds are being used in ways that violate the fundamental rights of marginalised communities, including Roma…
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Save the date: Friday 27 June 2025, 10.00 – 13.00 (CET) – Announcement LITI-GATE International LABs
Strengthening Rights Through Strategic Litigation: Join us for a webinar on Strategic Litigation before international courts! In the framework of the LITI-GATE project, Validity Foundation is excited to announce that…
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Validity contributes to the UN Special Rapporteur on torture’s forthcoming report
On 9 May 2025, Validity made a written submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment in response to the…
