Mexico City: Create Care Law Grounded on Disability Rights

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Participants in the International Day of Persons with Disabilities demonstration in Mexico City, 2022. © 2022 Human Rights Watch (Mexico City) – The Mexico City Congress should seriously consider a proposal submitted by a coalition led by people with disabilities during its new session, Human Rights Watch said today. That proposal urges lawmakers to adopt a rights-based framework grounded in autonomy, participation, and independent living for care and support legislation.The Coalition, Cuidados Sí; Apoyos También (Care Yes; Supports Too), is made up largely of…

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