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Today, the European Court of Human Rights ruled in a landmark case against Russia where a father was unlawfully denied custody of his daughter on account of his disability. The Court unanimously held that Russia had breached the father's right to respect for his family life.
The European Court of Human Rights found the Russian Government in breach of international human rights law after unlawfully detaining a child with disabilities in juvenile centre for 30 days.
Last week Oliver was in Bulgaria and with colleagues met members of the Government, the Parliament, the Ombudsman Office, the Supreme Court and civil society. They focused on advocating for adoption of a draft law which would abolish guardianship for people with disabilities and introduce supported decision-making.
The UN women’s rights committee has told the Czech Republic to change the law on forced sterilisation, and to protect family rights of women with mental disabilities.
UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Catalina Devandas-Aguilar, tells UN Human Rights Council that the Moldovan Government must do more to ensure that people with disabilities can live dignified lives in inclusive communities.
MDAC’s Executive Director, Oliver Lewis, presents to the Council of Europe on the Bulgarian Government’s resistance to implementing crucial disability rights reforms ordered by the European Court of Human Rights.
The Czech Republic’s record on women’s rights was scrutinized this week, with questions regarding human rights violations against women with disabilities including forced sterilisations, denial of inclusive education, and restrictions on family rights.
MDAC has provided detailed recommendations to the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights on a draft disability rights treaty which could help tackle informal guardianship, abuses in traditional medicine and strengthen social justice.
The European Court of Human Rights will consider arguments from a woman with mental health issues in Russia who was placed under plenary guardianship in closed proceedings, and subjected to involuntary detention.
MDAC intervenes in a case before the European Court of Human Rights, where a man with an intellectual disability was forced by the State to leave his foster family for an institution.

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