Iraq: People with Disabilities Face Election Barriers
(Beirut, September 16, 2021) –People with disabilities in Iraq are facing significant obstacles to participating in upcoming parliamentary elections on October 10, 2021 due to discriminatory legislation and inaccessible polling stations, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Without urgent changes, hundreds of thousands of people may not be able to vote, Human Rights Watch said.
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