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The new US administration must recommit to human rights at home and abroad: UN experts

February 27, 2025

GENEVA – UN human rights experts* today expressed concerns about the new US administration’s recent actions that undermine human rights and fundamental freedoms at both domestic and international levels and harm the UN Charter-based international order, and called on the United States as well as the international community to recommit to human rights. They issued the […]

A/HRC/58/56: Thirty years of implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: its potential for women and girls with disabilities

February 21, 2025

In the present report, submitted to the Human Rights Council pursuant to Council resolution 53/14, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Heba Hagrass, seeks to contribute to the discussions and review of the thirtieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action by providing an analysis of how that landmark […]

This image shows a formal meeting in a room decorated with wooden ornaments and religious icons. Four people are seated, engaged in discussion. In the middle, His Holiness Pope Tawadros II is a bearded man wearing black religious garb and a head covering. To his left, the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities speaks in a wheelchair wearing velvet, accompanied by a man in a beige suit. To his right, another woman dressed in black listens attentively. The room features gilded furniture, a glass display case with religious objects, and a central table with flowers and refreshments. The setting suggests a religious meeting.

H.H. Pope Tawadros II Receives Heba Hagrass, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

January 29, 2025

Today (Wednesday), H.H. Pope Tawadros II received Heba Hagrass UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, at the Papal Residence in Cairo. Dr. Heba Hagrass expressed her appreciation for the Church’s role in supporting matters related to persons with disabilities, its efforts to raise awareness of their rights, and its work to […]

A group of four individuals are gathered in an ornate office. The group consists of the UN Special Rapporteur on Disability, seated in a wheelchair and wearing a black and orange outfit; the Grand Imam Dr. Ahmed El-Tayeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar, dressed in traditional Islamic attire; and two men wearing suits. The background features elegant wooden panels, a large desk, and intricately embroidered curtains.

Grand Imam Dr. Ahmed El-Tayeb, Sheikh of Al-Azhar, receives UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

January 8, 2025

His Eminence Prof. Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, received Heba Hagrass United Nations UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (SRPD) to discuss avenues for enhancing mutual cooperation. The Grand Imam welcomed Dr. Hagrass and her delegation, emphasizing Islam’s emphasis on ethical […]

Special Rapporteur urges greater inclusion of persons with disabilities in global development efforts

November 4, 2024

NEW YORK – Urgent action is needed to ensure the meaningful participation of persons with disabilities in the review and follow-up processes of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a UN expert said today. Heba Hagrass, Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, said that despite the global commitment to "leave no one behind", […]

Heba Hagrass (at microphone), Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Dr. Heba Hagrass speech on World Care and Support Day

October 29, 2024

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