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People with disabilities in Iran are cut off from society because of discrimination and inaccessible public buildings and services. Approximately 12 million people have some kind of a disability in Iran. A new report from Human Rights Watch tells their stories. Hassan (not his real name), who uses a wheelchair in Tehran, said: “I try to avoid using escalators, but sometimes I have no other choice. With my heavy wheelchair…, getting on the escalator feels like a suicide [mission].”
According to the UN Refugee Agency, the number of people displaced by conflict and persecution totaled a record high 68.5 million in 2017, including 25.4 million refugees who crossed international borders in search of protection.
Human Rights Watch’s US Program Director Nicole Austin Hillery reflects on the Supreme Court’s decision to allow President Donald Trump’s travel ban to come into effect.
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