International Women’s Day – 8th March 2022

An ALL Institute post marking #InternationalWomensDay2022 by #ElionaGjecaj entitled: Gender-based Violence and Disabled Women: Let’s Talk”…There are so many unheard experiences of gender-based violence of disabled women that we need to hear, to believe, to recognise as breaches of law, and thus, provide support and access to reporting and prosecuting such violence. Please read here.

Guest Lecture

On November 17th 2021, DARE ESR10 Jorge Manhique gave a guest lecture to Master students from Leiden University in the Netherland. Jorge presented his latest paper “’The devil is in the details’ ensuring participation and ownership of development programs for persons with disabilities in Mozambique” forthcoming: African Disability Rights Yearbook 2021.

Presentation to North Ireland Human Rights Commission

DARE ESR 14, Colin Caughey provided a presentation on his research into the relationship between national human rights institutions and disabled people’s organisations to the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission Staff and Commissioners on 16th November 2021.