According to the U.S. Census Bureau, approximately 22.5 percent(3) of working-age people with disabilities were employed in 2023, compared to 65.8 percent(4) of the non-disabled population. The CRPD ...

Following Uzbekistan’s ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2021, the country swiftly embarked on devising a plan for its implementation. This ...

December 3rd is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Approximately 15% of the world’s population, roughly 1.3 billion people, have one or more disabilities.

July 2022. Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the “Committee”) ahead of its upcoming review of China.

July 2022. Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the “Committee”) ahead of its upcoming review of Indonesia.

This Facilitator’s Guide on Strengthening Protection of Persons with Disabilities in Forced Displacement is designed to support UNHCR staff, partners and other stakeholders at the field level to: ...

This year, the 16th session of the Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (COSP16) brought critical discussions, ...

Sport, physical activity and recreation are important for everyone, but perhaps more so for the approximately 15% of the world’s population that experiences disability.1 The United Nations’ Convention ...