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 ...

by Sanya Samtani. On 7 May 2025, the Constitutional Court of South Africa handed down judgment in Blind SA v President of the Republic of South Africa and Others [2025] ZACC 9 (‘Blind SA II’).The ...

Understanding reasonable accommodation: The 2016 RPwD Act, which aligns with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, aims to promote, protect, and ensure the full ...

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.

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.

BRUSSELS/MONTEVIDEO — The world's population is aging. Global life expectancy has leapt to 73.3 years from younger than 65 in 1995. Around the world, there are now 1.1 billion people aged 60 and ...

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: ...

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 ...

The cornerstone of the 1951 Convention is the principle of non-refoulement contained in Article 33. According to this principle, a refugee should not be returned to a country where they face serious ...

Germany’s Neubauer ruling upheld intergenerational equity, a principle that also applies to older persons. Together, these judgements confirm a growing consensus: climate justice must include the ...