Protect Rights of People with Disabilities During COVID-19

March 25, 2020 Video Protect Rights of People with Disabilities During COVID-19 Ensure access to information, esssential services for those most at risk. (New York) – COVID-19 presents particular risks for many people with disabilities around the world, Human Rights Watch said today. Governments should make extra efforts to protect the rights of people with disabilities in responding to the pandemic. “People with disabilities are among the world’s most marginalized and stigmatized even under normal circumstances,” said Jane Buchanan, deputy disability rights director at Human Rights Watch.…

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