UN Convention on the Rights of People With Disabilities
ARTICLE 15
Freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment. In particular, no one shall be subjected without his or her free consent to medical or scientific experimentation.
- States Parties shall take all effective legislative, administrative, judicial or other measures to prevent persons with disabilities, on an equal basis with others, from being subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
Nothing About Us Without Us
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Die werklike rede hoekom Poetin die oorlog teen Oekraïne begin het
Die foto hierbo toon 'n groep Oekraïense mense en hulle ondersteuners wat gister geprotesteer het naby die Russiese konsulaat in die Kaap. Ek het die foto op my Facebook-blad geplaas en 'n gesprek het onstaan waarin 'n vriend gevra het hoekom Rusland Oekraïne aangeval...
Working definition of autism
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disability—in other words, it’s about how our nervous system has developed.
They take up beds
“They brought this upon themselves. They don’t deserve to get care.” I used to think like this.