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Joint statement on suspension of the draft Additional Protocol to the Oviedo Convention
Joint statement welcoming the suspension of the adoption of the draft Additional Protocol to the Oviedo Convention We, organisations of persons with disabilities, non-governmental organisations, international and human rights bodies,…
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Humanising Justice: Conference and webinar series in Brussels
Validity and ENIL will be hosting a three-day hybrid conference in Brussels from June 20 to 22 to focus attention on the experiences of people with disabilities in justice systems…
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Romani man wins unlawful detention case against Slovak Police
Bratislava, Brussels, Budapest, 4 May 2022: The Bratislava I District Court have ruled in favour of a 30-year-old Romani man with an intellectual disability who was illegally held in police…
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Uganda: High Court orders Government to ensure community services for children with autism
The High Court in Uganda has found the Government in violation of the human rights of children with disabilities in a case related to a child with autism. In a…
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Czechia: long-awaited ban on cage beds in psychiatric institutions enters into force
Czechia finally prohibited the use of netted cage beds in psychiatric hospitals from the beginning of this year, following a legislative amendment of the Czech Act on Healthcare Services. The…
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Hungary: István is finally free! – As a result of Validity’s efforts, our client regained control over his life
István, our client, is a talented tennis player who successfully competed at the 2018 Special Olympic Games and won a silver medal. But, for almost 40 years, István had been…
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Slovakia: UN Committee against Torture condemns the use of netted cage-beds
Lucia Černácova is an autistic woman with an intellectual disability. In 2006, faced with a lack of support to take care of her daughter at home, her mother had no…
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Moldova: Validity calls on European Court of Human Rights to recognise forced abortion and sterilisation as torture
Validity has intervened before the European Court of Human Rights (“the Court”) in the case G.M. and others v. the Republic of Moldova. Our intervention highlights that forced sterilisation and…
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Ukraine: Validity urges European Court of Human Rights to condemn forensic psychiatric detention
Recently, Validity intervened in the case of Tymoshenko v. Ukraine brought by a young woman with a psychosocial disability who was detained and treated against her will in a psychiatric…
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Bulgaria: Stefan Stankov continues his fight for independence
For 20 years, Stefan Stankov has been fighting for recognition as a person under the law. Sadly, his journey is one familiar to many people with psychosocial disabilities. Mr. Stankov…
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Hungary: Budapest Court confirms Government must release the names of public guardians on request
Topház Social Care Institution became widely known after Validity revealed the inhumane and horrific treatment of its residents in a 2017 report. 220 residents were subject to torture and ill-treatment in Topház. Children as well as adult residents were put in metal cage…
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Investigating Bulgaria’s failed approach to deinstitutionalisation of persons with disabilities – new report
Validity, with the contribution of Bulgarian experts including persons with disabilities, has launched a globally relevant new report entitled “Deinstituionalisation and life in the community in Bulgaria“. The report points…
