In the suites of covid-19, we must all have a disability perspective
Read the MyRight debate article where we give advice on how organizations can work from a disability perspective in the current world.
June 17, 2020
Read the MyRight debate article where we give advice on how organizations can work from a disability perspective in the current world.
Together with 23 other rights organizations, MyRight calls on the government to stand up so that EU efforts take better account of the consequences for gender equality.
During the US's recent trip to Nepal, they created a documentary about their cooperation, what successes they have had and what setbacks they face.
2019 was an eventful year for MyRight in our ten operating countries and here at home in Sweden. In our annual report, you can delve into MyRight's projects and programs, financing and annual report.
In 2019, MyRight's partner organizations in Bolivia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Nepal conducted a study aimed at counteracting the exposure of people with disabilities to sexual and gender-based violence. The work with the study lasted for six months and could be carried out thanks to project support from Radiohjälpen / Musikhjälpen.
At the launch of their new report, the UN Secretary-General spoke about the importance of guaranteeing equal rights for people with disabilities in, for example, access to care during the pandemic. The report contains, among other things, recommendations on how people with disabilities are included in the work to combat the pandemic that is taking place worldwide.
MyRight accompanied the Autism and Asperger's Association during their visit to Nepal, where they work with their partner organization to strengthen human rights for people with autism.
January 22, 2020 was a historic day. For the first time ever, a person in a wheelchair climbs to the top of Little Mount Meru, at 3820 meters above sea level. The walk is carried out to raise money to build a House of Hope - a rehab center for children and young people with spina bifida and / or hydrocephalus in Tanzania.
"SOLIDARITY FOREVER", "TUSPO FOREVER" they shout and hold each other's hands in the air. Through the organization TUSPO (Tanzania Users and Survivors of Psychiatry Organization), a group of women who live with or are relatives of someone living with mental illness meet.
In MyRight's newsletter, we write about international disability issues and our work.