Twitter | Sök | |
Shantha Rau Barriga
Disability Rights Director at Human Rights Watch Covering the rights of people with disabilities worldwide
1 791
Tweets
247
Följer
3 158
Följare
Tweets
Shantha Rau Barriga Retweetade
Birgit Schwarz 7 tim
Despite signs of progress, many people with with mental health conditions remain shackled in . When will they be able to celebrate their independence from chains and indignity?
Reply Retweet Gilla
Shantha Rau Barriga Retweetade
Alison Parker 12 tim
California’s death penalty system is unfair and unjust. Today has taken a big step toward addressing that.
Reply Retweet Gilla
Shantha Rau Barriga 20 tim
In recognition of will be screening NO BOX FOR ME and SCREWDRIVER with closed captions and interpreters for Q&As on Saturday March 16th. Tickets at
Reply Retweet Gilla
Shantha Rau Barriga 22 tim
In recognition of Disabled Access Day will be screening NO BOX FOR ME and SCREWDRIVER with closed captions and interpreters for Q&As on Saturday March 16th. Tickets at
Reply Retweet Gilla
Shantha Rau Barriga Retweetade
Lea Labaki 12 mars
A no-deal Brexit would be bad news for people’s rights. Whatever way forward politicians decide, no-deal Brexit should be off the table
Reply Retweet Gilla
Shantha Rau Barriga Retweetade
Karolina Kozik 8 mars
Women and girls with who are survivors of sexual violence in India can spend years waiting for justice & need support of civil society orgainzations. But justice shouldn't be a matter of luck or patience.
Reply Retweet Gilla
Shantha Rau Barriga Retweetade
Expression Australia 8 mars
Happy International Women’s Day to all the incredible women out there from all of us here at
Reply Retweet Gilla
Shantha Rau Barriga Retweetade
Lumos 8 mars
Happy ! We're proud to celebrate women and girls like Victoria, Theodora, and Mihaela, who advocate tirelessly for the rights of children affected by orphanages and institutions around the world. Their voices have the power to shape the future.
Reply Retweet Gilla
Shantha Rau Barriga 8 mars
Age is indeed not an obstacle - nor should it be a reason to discriminate
Reply Retweet Gilla
Shantha Rau Barriga Retweetade
𝚁𝚘𝚕𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚂𝚌𝚑ö𝚗𝚋𝚊𝚞𝚎𝚛 8 mars
I am respected in my community. This is a new experience for me" - when fleeing sets a woman free. Meet stateless Tasmina* via
Reply Retweet Gilla
Shantha Rau Barriga Retweetade
The Center 7 mars
As founder of the Disability Visibility Project , Alice Wong is dedicated to creating and amplifying disability media and culture. Pres. Obama appointed her to serve as a member of the from 2013 - 2015
Reply Retweet Gilla
Shantha Rau Barriga Retweetade
Ola Ojewumi 6 mars
⁠ ⁠ Grammy, Golden Globe, and Oscar Award-winning singer has conquered the music world while living w/ depression & is rumored to have fibromyalgia. She’s the 1st woman to win the Digital Diamond Award. Pls RT!
Reply Retweet Gilla
Shantha Rau Barriga Retweetade
Nana Oye Lithur 8 mars
Happy International Women's Day! Today, we celebrate women around the world. In Ghana, we reflect on the progress we have made, we reflect on challenges women face and how we can improve the quality of lives of our young women and girls. Definately for Ghana!
Reply Retweet Gilla
Shantha Rau Barriga Retweetade
Kumi Naidoo 7 mars
Did you know that on average 70% of employees at NGOs are women, but 70% of the leaders are men? We must change this if we're committed to equality. Today have joined a new campaign by : . I call on all my peers in the NGO world to join.
Reply Retweet Gilla
Shantha Rau Barriga Retweetade
N. Abena Korkor Addo 3 mars
Waiting for quality rights to fully take shape in Ghana. QualityRights Ghana
Reply Retweet Gilla
Shantha Rau Barriga Retweetade
Michelle Funk 26 feb.
opening the Ghana launch to improve access to quality mental health And social services and to promote rights. Very impactful!
Reply Retweet Gilla
Shantha Rau Barriga Retweetade
QualityRights Ghana 26 feb.
"Quality rights initiative is a response of the WHO to the rampant abuses of the rights of persons w/ mental,intellectual and psychosocial disabilities, directly or indirectly, glaringly or subtly" -Dr Akwasi Osei
Reply Retweet Gilla
Shantha Rau Barriga 8 mars
's president commits to human rights & dignity to mark but the reality for 100s of people with conditions is strikingly different: chained, naked, isolated. See for yourself.
Reply Retweet Gilla
Shantha Rau Barriga 8 mars
As we mark , many survivors of sexual violence, including women with , face obstacles to getting justice in India & elsewhere Check out this video on how to respond to sexual violence for people with disabilities
Reply Retweet Gilla
Shantha Rau Barriga Retweetade
UNICEF 7 mars
“I have a brain, just like any boy. I can think, I can create, I can be whatever I want to be just like a boy. There should be equality between us. My dream is to be an astronomer. I would be the first woman from Syria to go to the moon.” Bodoor, 17, refugee in Jordan.
Reply Retweet Gilla