A family describes why recognition matters
Before the vote, UNICEF interviewed Kirenia Magalis Díaz, who raised a child with her female partner and coached athletes with disabilities. “We deserve the chance to be happy,” she said. She wanted families like hers to be legally recognised and to represent the children in their care.
Disability rights enter the civil-law reform
In its 2022 annual report, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights noted amendments recognising disabled people’s legal capacity on equal terms. People could request support and reasonable accommodations. Safeguards were intended to respect their will, wishes and preferences when exercising that capacity.
The commission welcomes rights and questions referendums
The commission welcomed progress on equal marriage, while maintaining that human rights should not depend on majority approval in a referendum. It also said it would monitor implementation of the disability provisions. Recognition in legislation therefore came with questions about how people could exercise those rights in practice. [2]