Tag: access to court
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Tbilisi Court of Appeal Grants Beka Shonia Home Ventilator and Medical Services in Disability Rights Ruling
The Tbilisi Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court’s ruling and fully granted an interim measure request from Beka Shonia, a 21-year-old with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), ordering the extension of home medical services and provision of a new ventilator. Advocates say it is the first ruling of its kind in Georgia to secure home-delivered medical…
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Voices for Justice: EU justice systems must do better on rights of victims with disabilities
The justice system and its symbols are scary. In most places, courts are not about justice, they are about power. For anyone, facing these symbols of power is disabling. Start with thinking about de-focusing the power; the focus should be on justice. It is really about the humanisation of the justice system itself and making…
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Moldova: Constitutional Court Finds Guardianship Violations, But Will Government Listen?
Today the Constitutional Court of the Republic of Moldova called time on guardianship, an outdated and unjust system that harms people with disabilities. This follows an international trend away from removing rights, and towards providing supports for people to make decisions about their own lives. Guardianship entraps around 4,000 people in Moldova, a country with…