Iraqis with disabilities deprived of right to vote
Published date: 17 September 2021 18:08 BST
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Last update: 3 years 1 month ago
According to a report by Human Rights Watch, hundreds of thousands of Iraqis living with disabilities will be deprived of their right to vote in the upcoming elections as a result of “discriminatory legislation and inaccessible polling stations”.
Iraq has one of the largest populations of people with disabilities in the world as a result of decades of war and violence
Iraq has one of the largest populations of people with disabilities in the world as a result of decades of war and violence
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