UN disability rights body confirms that equal access to banking services should be granted to all

The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities issues an unprecedented decision on a case involving two visually impaired complainants against Hungary.

Breaking barriers to equal access to work for persons with disabilities

“The right to work is a fundamental human right that is inseparable from human dignity”, said UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay at the annual interactive panel on human rights and persons of disabilities.

Saying no to landmines and promoting the rights of landmines survivors

In addition to overcoming physical trauma, landmine survivors struggle to achieve social acceptance, gain meaningful employment, receive physical rehabilitation and psychological and social support and ensure that their rights are respected.

A right to choose for persons with disabilities

States that have endorsed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities should ease the participation of all persons with disabilities in the political and public life of their countries.

“Forgotten Europeans”

The UN Human Rights office and UNICEF are advocating for integration of children with disabilities in communities.

Romanian human rights defender advocates for children’s lives

Adriana Tontsch, a human rights defender from Romania, advocates for children’s lives and says access to health care is a human rights issue.

Defending the defenders: Human Rights Day 2010

In a special message sent to the Geneva 2010 Human Rights Day event Myanmar’s recently released Opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi appeals for solidarity in the struggle for human rights.