
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… Read More
On 5 November 2024 Kera Foundation organised the launch event of the Strategic Litigation Guidebook. This event marks… Read More
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
The Budapest Capital Court today issued a judgment finding three state authorities responsible for multiple, grave violations of the rights of 220 adults and children with disabilities detained in the notorious Topház Social Care Home. Validity first exposed the shocking abuses in 2017, reporting on filthy… Read More
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… Read More
We are delighted to announce the release of this new film, featuring Validity client István Cservenka as part of Validity’s 2022 seasonal appeal – full film below. Forced to endure decades of institutionalisation simply for having a disability in Hungary, the team at Validity have been proud to… Read More
The High Court in Uganda has found the Government in violation of the human rights of children with disabilities in a case related… Read More
Children with mental disabilities, including those with intellectual and psycho-social (mental health) disabilities are perhaps one of the most marginalised groups in the European Union, frequently overlooked by policy-makers, lawyers, judges and broader society. Through research, Validity (formerly MDAC) and our partners have found that children with disabilities experience multiple… Read More