Webinar: Peace for All
Do you want to know more on how persons with disabilities are affected by conflicts and how we can create meaningful participation and inclusion of
February 28, 2022
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Global Disability Summit
The Global Disability Summit (GDS) will be held on 16-17 February. GDS is a global summit where representatives from governments, authorities, financiers, the private sector and civil society organizations meet for
February 8, 2022
Particularly vulnerable but forgotten in crisis preparedness
In crises and disasters, people with disabilities are often the last to receive information and the last to receive help. Two young brothers from Syria
February 7, 2022
Guest chronicle: Functional law is a necessity in climate work
MyRight has written a guest column in the digital magazine ”Utvecklingsmagasinet”, which is run by FUF (Föreningen för utvecklingsfrågor). The column is about the importance of a disability rights perspective in
February 2, 2022
Debate: Aid cannot be used for forced deportations
”The government wants to use aid as pressure for deportations. This is a worrying development ahead of the election, write representatives of thirteen organisations.” Dagens Arena has today
January 28, 2022
Hidaya guides other women after their own difficult journey
When Hidaya Alawi was 20 years old and gave birth to her first child, the first thing she heard from the care staff was that her baby was "abnormal".
January 27, 2022
Vocational training gave Sameera the zest for life back
Sameera Sandaruwan was only twelve years old when a falling accident left him paralyzed from the waist down. Sameera completely lost her zest for life and
January 20, 2022
Debate: Matilda - take the lead on disability rights issues!
We hope you take the opportunity and do something that none of your representatives have done - take the lead in the work on international disability law issues! It writes Jesper Hansén, Secretary General of the organization MyRight.
December 27, 2021
27-year-old Ibrahim has not been allowed to complete his primary school education
Ibrahim Sadić is from Čelić in Bosnia-Herzegovina. He is 27 years old and has not yet finished primary school. Ibrahim has been diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy (CP).
December 22, 2021
Discrimination in schools continues in the labor market
The UN states that the employment rate among people with disabilities is almost half as high as compared with the rest of the population. In all regions of the world, the numbers are
December 11, 2021