Harvard Law School Project on Disability

02/10/2026

🗓️ Feb 10th
🔗 https://hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/event/iacthr-care-disability
📍Webinar
🕐 12:20 PM ET

Join us tomorrow for our event, The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ “Right to Care"! We'll explore how the Right to Care can change support for persons with disabilities and others. Learn from our incredible panelists' experiences as we explore the impact and implications of this new Advisory Opinion.

On August 7, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights broke new ground in international human rights law by recognizing the “right to care” as

02/08/2026

Reminder: Feb. 10th Webinar on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights' "Right to Care" - http://eepurl.com/jy0DwQ

02/07/2026

Join us on Feb. 10th for our webinar, "The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ “Right to Care”! (registration: https://hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/event/iacthr-care-disability) This event is hosted in coordination with Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics and David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard. We look forward to exploring the opportunities and limits of the Right to Care through a conversation with our incredible panelists:

Mariana Brocca, Affiliated Researcher, PFC (Argentina)

Nicole Jorwic, Chief Program Officer, Caring Across Generations (United States)

Nicole Meneses, Legal Advisor, Program on Action for Equality and Social Inclusion (PAIIS), Universidad de los Andes (Colombia)

Alberto Vásquez-Encalada, Co-Director, Mad Thinking (Peru)

02/06/2026

HPOD's Fall 2025 Semester in Review: Research and Awareness-Raising on East Asia, the Impact of Climate Change on Persons with Disabilities & More https://mailchi.mp/law.harvard.edu/fall-2025-review

02/05/2026

New Event: The Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ “Right to Care”

🔗 https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_80PQ0_n3RHq0aK_q1O_lXA #/registration
🗓️ Feb 10th
🕐 12:20 PM
📍Webinar

On August 7, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights recognized the “right to care” as a standalone human right, marking a bold shift in how states must support access to care, especially for persons with disabilities and marginalized communities.

What does this mean in practice? How might it shape laws and advocacy across the Americas, from community-built care models in Colombia to the challenges posed by austerity in Argentina and service cuts in the U.S.?

Join us on February 10 for a webinar hosted by HPOD, Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics, and David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies at Harvard. Panelists will explore how this decision could reshape care systems and legal strategies in deeply different national contexts.

Register here: https://harvard.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_80PQ0_n3RHq0aK_q1O_lXA #/registration
Learn more here: https://hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/event/iacthr-care-disability

On August 7, 2025, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights broke new ground in international human rights law by recognizing the “right to care” as

01/29/2026

🗓️ February 10th Webinar on the Implications of a Novel Human Right - https://mailchi.mp/law.harvard.edu/iacthr-care-disability-webinar

12/02/2025

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11/27/2025

Reproductive rights are human rights, but not everyone is protected equally. https://hpod.law.harvard.edu/news/entry/sexual-reproductive-rights-Americas

In Latin America and the Caribbean, people with disabilities are too often left out of the conversation. And it shows: in forced sterilizations, denial of consent, and widespread barriers to autonomy.

Our new piece is urgent, eye-opening, and a necessary read about justice and equity.

📖 Read the full piece here: https://hpod.law.harvard.edu/news/entry/sexual-reproductive-rights-Americas

Immediately below is the original Spanish-language post, followed by an English-language translation. "Nuestros cuerpos parecen no pertenecernos, sino ser

11/17/2025

Join us tomorrow for our event “Older Persons’ Human Rights”, hosted with Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics and MGH Center for Law, Brain & Behavior!

Register here: https://hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/event/older-persons-treaty to learn about how participants in the new older persons treaty negotiations can both build on innovations of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
and also learn from previous pitfalls.

On April 3, 2025, the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council adopted a resolution jumpstarting the multilateral process for negotiating a new international tr

11/14/2025

🗓️ Reminder: November 18th Webinar on an Emerging International Treaty - https://mailchi.mp/law.harvard.edu/older-persons-treaty-webinar-reminder

11/14/2025

🔗 Register here for our new event: https://hpod.law.harvard.edu/events/event/older-persons-treaty

👉 Join us on November 18th at 12:20 PM for our new event, Older Persons’ Human Rights: Forging a Path Towards New International Legal Protections, hosted in collaboration with the Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics, and MGH Center for Law, Brain & Behavior.

On April 3, 2025, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution launching formal negotiations for an international treaty on the rights of older persons — a landmark step in protecting a population often overlooked. This event will unpack how treaty participants can build on innovations from the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and avoid early pitfalls, especially at the intersection of ageing, health, and human rights.

11/12/2025

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀: 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗠𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗺𝗮𝗿
November 13, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. ET

𝗧𝗼𝗺 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘄𝘀, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar; Director, Asia Center Southeast Asia Human Rights Project

Register: https://bit.ly/Nov13Myanmar
(Or check the link in our bio)