Excluded from decision-making and influence processes
Trots att personer med funktionsnedsättning påverkas i oproportionerligt hög grad
January 11, 2020
Trots att personer med funktionsnedsättning påverkas i oproportionerligt hög grad
"Being disabled in the middle of an ongoing war is very difficult," human rights activist Belma Goralilja from Bosnia and Herzegovina told the outside world when they met during the MyRight conference on the situation of people with disabilities in armed conflicts this autumn.
Today, MyRight's general secretary Jesper Hansén visited the cage in Musikhjälpen to talk about sexual abuse of people with disabilities.
People with disabilities are particularly vulnerable in armed conflicts - despite this there is a lack of a clear disability perspective in Sweden's humanitarian work. Time for Sida (Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency) to rethink.
On Tuesday, December 3rd, is the international day for people with disabilities, but it is also #GivingTuesday, a day when we give more instead of shopping.
Mål 4 är att säkerställa en inkluderande och jämlik utbildning
Under de senaste två decennierna har andelen barn som går
A new report from Forum Syd examines how the commitment that no one should be left out affects Swedish development assistance and development cooperation.
Irfan is 31 years old and has an intellectual disability. He is active in the organization Oaza, which works for people with intellectual disabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In MyRight's newsletter, we write about international disability issues and our work.