Today, MyRight's general secretary Jesper Hansén visited the cage in Musikhjälpen to talk about sexual abuse of people with disabilities.
Girls and young women with disabilities face up to ten times more gender-based violence than those without disabilities, according to a global study from UNFPA.
See the whole conversation above!
Here are ten good news stories from 2025 - ten concrete examples of what MyRight's work has made possible.
Muhimpundu Carine is 22 years old and lives with deafblindness in Rwanda. For a long time she felt lonely and excluded, unable to communicate with those around her. When she came into contact with the ROPDB organisation, her life changed.
Sven-Arne Persson is retiring after 18 years of international commitment to disability rights. From the classroom in the adapted upper secondary school to projects in Rwanda, Bolivia and Peru, his work has been characterised by sensitivity, humility and a strong belief in everyone's right to participate in society.
”Most people simply sweep their memories under the carpet.” These are the words of Esmina Avdibegović, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Tuzla in Bosnia and Herzegovina. For decades, she has worked
Governments talk about streamlining and prioritising aid, but people with disabilities continue to fall through the cracks, despite being one of the world's most
When disasters strike, people with disabilities are often the hardest hit - yet Swedish aid repeatedly fails to reach them.
