📣DRF’s Catalina Devandas was interviewed on this story on forced sterilizations on women with disabilities in Europe.

🗞️DRF’s Catalina Devandas shared her thoughts on violations of bodily autonomy of women with disabilities in Europe. Read more in this The New York Times story by Sarah Hurtes ➡️ nyti.ms/47MbvS3

People w/ #disabilities have the right to lead independent lives, like everyone, defined by their own aspirations Without adequate care & support systems, we deny their rights, holding back their potential & undermining economies I urge Govt's to prioritise & fund these systems

🌍Happy International Day of Persons with Disabilities! 🔥Today, we are celebrating a diverse & intersectional movement of 1 in 6 people living with a disability worldwide. ✨Disability movements are breaking down barriers & dismantling stigma. More ➡️tinyurl.com/IDPWD23

🎉Today on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we are celebrating Indonesian women with disabilities that advocated to pass an inclusive anti-gender-based violence bill. Learn more in DRF’s evaluation spotlight! #IDPD2023 disabilityrightsfund.org/indonesia-mel-…

📢The Forward Fight for #SRHR: 75 Years & Counting. Don't miss this virtual conversation with DRF 's Catalina Devandas & other fantastic advocates for reproductive justice. ⏰Dec 7 at 9 am EST ⏰Zoom link: reprorights.zoom.us/j/87077351700 Center for Reproductive Rights Outright International

We are grateful for MacKenzie Scott’s gift, an unprecedented investment from an individual donor on the heels of DRF’s 15th year of work. We need more feminist funders, like Scott, who recognize the power and expertise of grassroots movement builders and communities.

Catalina Devandas on forward fight for #SRHR: “Working in solidarity & across movements means building anti-ableist feminist spaces & reflecting our values through the choice of our partners & allies." Uphold human rights principles: Sign this CSO statement ➡️bit.ly/46NyCdW

✨It's important to cultivate hope during these times of grief. At @disabrightsfund, we find hope in human rights defenders with disabilities who are building a just and inclusive world. We carry this hope everyday in our hearts as we cheer grassroots movements led by brave OPDs!

Gratitude to Catri, Melati & Asti for joining Disability Rights Fund’s grantee convening in Jakarta. Thank you for sharing your inclusion practices to advance disability rights. Together we can center disability movement solutions to #ShiftThePower!

🎤DRF's ED, Catalina Devandas, is speaking at the 55th session of the Human Rights Council on a high-level panel, 'Harnessing Multilateral Efforts to Embed, Amplify & Realize the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.' ⏰ Monday, Feb 26, 4 to 6 pm CET 📺webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k… #HRC55

🧵1/4 DRF's Catalina Devandas at #HRC55: There are insufficient resources dedicated to disability inclusion, & with few exceptions, entities don't track resource allocation in this area. For multilateral system, disability-inclusive international cooperation is imperative to advance.

The Disability Rights Fund team sends our deepest condolences to the family and colleagues of Angeline Chand. We mourn Angie’s irreplaceable loss and celebrate her life and lifelong activism; we know her legacy will live on in inclusion movements in Fiji, Pacific and beyond. 🧵

.Catalina Devandas on funding sustainable movements at the intersection of gender & disability: "We need to move away from project-based funding to core funding. The only way to make efforts sustainable is to invest in building movements."

Today the UN Human Rights Council changed my title to Special Rapporteur on the human right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment Why does it matter? For humanity, it's another sign that this human right is globally recognized as fundamental. For me, a dream come true!

We will miss him dearly.

Hearing from the IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳 DG Amy Pope, Special Envoy for Horn of Africa Hanna Tetteh & civil society representative from Colombia, #UNSC Members saw the examples of impact of triple planetary crisis on the international peace and security.

Grateful to join IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳 as @iomchief Representative, leading the Office for Partnerships, Advocacy, and Communications. Follow me for updates as we advance strategic partnerships and drive impactful advocacy & solutions for safe and regular migration.

Such an honour to meet America Ferrera, celebrated actress, director, producer & IOM’s Global Goodwill Ambassador! Thank you, America, for partnering with us to advocate for migrants' rights and shape positive narratives around migration as a global force for good.