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Despite Hungary signing on to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), there has been no significant change in the number of people with disabilities in Hungary who are placed in institutions. Mass institutionalisation continues to be the predominant form of care for people--including many children--with mental health issues and intellectual disabilities.
This brief provides recommendations to the Hungarian government, with a focus on the right to independent living in the community for everyone with disabilities, as set out in the CRPD. The brief also aims to…