#DisabilityRights at @HRW. Former Director of @IHRP_UofT at @UofT. Alum @LSELaw; @UTLaw; @Carleton_U. Baba of twins. Aficionado of dad jokes. He/Him.
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All 10 #Canada's provinces have now committed to ending their immigration detention deals with #CBSA, a major victory for refugee rights.
It's time PM @JustinTrudeau takes meaningful steps to end immigration detention across the country. #WelcomeToCanada hrw.org/news/2024/03/21/cana…
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👏 👏 👏 Congratulations to Navi Pillay, an activist, human rights investigator, and international judge, who has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
From Rwanda to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Navi Pillay has sought justice for the world’s worst crimes.
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📣 A key policy impact in Malawi: the government has launched a new National Action Plan on Persons with Albinism.
The plan includes a focus on the social and economic inequalities that undermine their rights.
If implemented, this plan could become a regional model.
Learn more: bit.ly/4oPQIXl
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Key policy impact in #Malawi:
Following advocacy by #APAM, @AfricaAlbinism, @HumanRightsMW, @HRW & others, Malawi's new National Action Plan on Albinism includes strong commitments on economic inclusion and social protection.
Now comes implementation.
hrw.org/news/2026/06/24/mala…
#Malawi's new National Action Plan on Albinism recognizes that poverty & discrimination are deeply connected.
The plan includes commitments on employment & social protection for people with albinism.
If implemented, it could become a regional model.
hrw.org/news/2026/06/24/mala…
Key policy impact in #Malawi:
Following advocacy by #APAM, @AfricaAlbinism, @HumanRightsMW, @HRW & others, Malawi's new National Action Plan on Albinism includes strong commitments on economic inclusion and social protection.
Now comes implementation.
hrw.org/news/2026/06/24/mala…
One of the most memorable moments happened at an @hrw report launch last week in #Malawi.
As @music_lazarus performed, the Minister of Gender began dancing with a young child with albinism, & soon half the room joined in. For a moment, everyone belonged.
hrw.org/news/2026/06/16/belo…
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People with albinism in Malawi are being denied equal access to work because of discrimination, stigma, and fear.
On International Albinism Awareness Day, we urge governments to strengthen implementation of disability rights protections and expand inclusive employment. #AlbinismAwarenessDay
Watch to learn more: bit.ly/4xlGl1z
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Inaugural awardees crowned at the Sidney B. Linden Access to Justice Awards. Legal Aid Ontario honored Richard Pharand, Sandra Ka Hon Chu, Douglas Varrette, Jamie Holmes.
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A child with a hearing disability was deprived of his hearing aids during a US deportation process, leaving him unable to communicate or understand what was happening. No child with disabilities should face immigration detention.
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ALT Lesly Rodriguez Gutierrez (R) and her two children, aged five and six, were detained by ICE in San Francisco, California, US, on March 3, 2026. © 2026 Nikolas De Bremaeker/Centro Legal de la Raza
During the El Fasher takeover, #RSF targeted, abused & killed people because of their disabilities, accusing them of being injured combatants & mocking others as “insane” & told them they were not “complete”.
New devastating @hrw research on #Sudan: hrw.org/news/2026/02/24/suda…
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Mexico City has a critical opportunity to adopt care and support legislation grounded in autonomy, independent living, and the rights of people with disabilities. The new Congress should consider the proposal led by disability-rights groups. hrw.org/news/2026/02/11/mexi…
ALT Participants in the International Day of Persons with Disabilities demonstration in Mexico City, 2022. © 2022 Human Rights Watch
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Disability rights are human rights.
Today, on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we are thrilled to announce Hilda Macheso, a Malawian disability rights advocate, as the recipient of the HRW Marca Bristo Fellowship for Courageous Leadership in Disability Rights.
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In the 1950s, the false “refrigerator mother” theory fueled stigma & denied children with autism support. Today, Trump & Kennedy repeat unfounded claims linking vaccines or Tylenol to autism—risking more fear, blame & discrimination. hrw.org/news/2025/09/24/prot…
ALT A 50-year-old mother supporting her 14-year-old son with autism in homeschooling, Orlando, Florida, US, October 1, 2020. (C) 2020 Gianrigo Marletta/AFP via Getty Images
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All 10 provinces in Canada have stopped holding people in federal immigration in their jails
Ontario has become the last province to block the Canada Border Services Agency from using provincial jails to incarcerate migrants & asylum seekers
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States gathering for the #UN GA should reject #US invitation to trash the post-WWII global refugee system.
We need a global order based on the solidarity of states to help each other to provide safety to the persecuted,
writes @HRW's @BillFrelick: hrw.org/news/2025/09/22/trum…
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With the last province ending its contract w/Ottawa this week, no more immigration detainees are held in provincial jails, fulfilling recommendations by inquest jury into migrant death in custody. Immigration detention is now a full federal responsibility
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When we launched #WelcomeToCanada in 2021, we knew the road ahead would be hard. This week, all 10 provinces have ended their immigration detention agreements.
#Canada's federal government should follow their lead & stop jailing people in federal prisons. hrw.org/news/2025/09/19/immi…
This image haunts me.
Children in #Gaza are starving by design.
@hrw’s @EminaCerimovic urgently calls on world leaders to use all their leverage, including targeted sanctions, an arms embargo & real pressure, to stop #Israel’s starvation policy now. hrw.org/news/2025/08/20/desp…
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Wonderful to see @rechievaldez appointed Minister of Women & Gender Equality after Carney cut this post from his pre-election cabinet. Great too, to see Secretary of States for Seniors, Children and Youth. But the loss of a dedicated Minister for Disability is deeply concerning.
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There are systemic barriers that persons with albinism face when accessing life-saving products such as SPF50+ broad-spectrum sunscreen. No one should have to choose between their livelihoods and their health. trib.al/2wvi18t
