South Africa: Children with Disabilities Shortchanged

Expand Phumzile Vilikhazi, who has an 18-year-old son with autism, writing “Today we appeal and call for justice and accountability” on a poster. © 2017 Jean Elphick/Afrika Tikkun (Johannesburg) – South Africa has not delivered on its promises to guarantee inclusive education for children with disabilities and to ensure that they have adequate skills for employment, Human Rights Watch said today. President Cyril Ramaphosa should place children and young people with disabilities at the heart of the new administration’s priorities. “Previous administrations have abandoned South Africa’s children…

© Human Rights Watch - vendredi 24 mai 2019