Globally, more than one billion people live with a disability: that’s one in six people. In 2013, Human Rights Watch became the world’s first international human rights organization to create a dedicated team to investigate and expose the often-hidden abuses experienced by people with disabilities, and advocate for their rights. We’ve expanded this work to include the rights of older people. We have been led, inspired, and transformed by the experiences and stories of people with disabilities and older people we have met and collaborated with as we work toward a world where every person is treated as an equal human being, fully enjoying their human rights and dignity.
