Afghanistan: Fighting for Disability Rights
Disabled people say they face social prejudice and government inaction.
Disabled people say they face social prejudice and government inaction.
Official promises to ensure community has access to basic services have yet to be realized.
Marginalised community faces ignorance, discrimination and abuse.
De facto courts flourish in areas outside government control.
Government taken to task for ignoring rulings by Europe’s human rights court.
Rights activists say the situation has got worse since the country joined a Moscow-led bloc.
Attempts to block or amend contentious bill come to nothing.
Activists move abroad in anticipation of restrictions.
After reforms at home and a diplomatic breakthrough with Washington, many are unhappy that so little has changed for them.
“First they destroyed opposition-leaning and independent media inside the country, and then they shifted to the international media."