Our Aim
The world is facing enormous challenges nowadays caused by COVID-19. To support the global understanding of consequences of these challenges on persons with disabilities, this Initiative seeks to gather information (i) on the experiences of persons with disabilities, and (ii) on how States are responding to states of emergency situations in relation to this specific population.
Voices
“They did not take into consideration the psychological side: you have to live with the disease, the disability and you… Continue Reading”
“From what I know, children in institutions are strictly confined, can no longer have contact with their families. They are… Continue Reading”
"People with disabilities lose their small income. Nobody cares about us because we only incur costs anyway. Many are getting… Continue Reading”
“There is practically no protective equipment [in institutions].” Continue Reading”
“The manner in which police officers handle person's with intellectual disabilities who are found to have contravenes curfew directives -… Continue Reading”
“Total neglect of persons with disabilities” Continue Reading”
Statements
Communications on the Closing of the COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor
In mid-2020, over the span of nearly four months, 2,152 respondents from 134 countries took the time to raise their voices to share their lives in the midst of a… Read More
COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor Report highlights catastrophic global failure to protect the rights of persons with disabilities
In its final report, the COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor (DRM) Coordinating Group calls for urgent action by States and the international community to halt the catastrophic failure to protect the… Read More
Save the date: Online Launch of the COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor Global Report
October 22nd, 15:00 – 17:00 CEST (Geneva time) 9:00 – 11:00 EST (New York time) Click here to register: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sZVcm4PKSQOgKtltQK3YTg Read More
COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor calls on governments to ensure access to food, medication and essential supplies for persons with disabilities
It is with grave concern that the COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor (DRM) calls on governments to take immediate emergency measures to ensure that persons with disabilities have access to food… Read More
Statement on behalf of the Coordinating Group of the COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor at the Opening of the Twenty-Third Session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
At the opening of the 23rd session of the CRPD Committee, on 17 August 2020, Validity’s Co-Executive Director, Steven Allen spoke on behalf of the COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor Coordinating… Read More
COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor (DRM) calls for an end to police violence and abuse against persons with disabilities and their family members
The COVID-19 Disability Rights Monitor Coordinating Group express their alarm about increasing police violence against persons with disabilities in the context of the pandemic, and are calling on governments around… Read More
Endorsement
The COVID-19 pandemic is brewing a perfect storm that could facilitate violations for many people with disabilities who are subject to harmful practices; in particular, those with mystified or relatively rare conditions such as persons with albinism. Their situation, already… Continue Reading
