Indian NGO Raises Post-Covid Impact On Persons With Disabilities In UN
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"Social distancing isolated them and they emotionally felt loneliness. There was no interaction from the outside community with them," said Samarthanam Trust Chief
In an oral intervention in the general debate on persons with disabilities at the 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council, Samarthanam Trust for the disabled raised awareness about the impact of post-Covid on persons with disabilities.
"It was a kind of imprisonment for them without any interactions. Some persons with disabilities particularly women and girls with disabilities were abused physically, sexually, mentally, emotionally and subjected to exploitation and violence all over the world," said Dr Mahantesh Ghativalappa Kivadasannavar, Chairperson and Founder Managing Trustee of Samarthanam.
The first and second waves of COVID19 had adversely affected globally to persons with disabilities. Thousands of persons with disabilities lost their lives due to infection of COVID19, starvation, and hunger, without medication and treatment, rehabilitation services and got secondary complications without therapeutic interventions.
"Social distancing isolated them and they emotionally felt loneliness. There was no interaction from the outside community with them," added Mr Kivadasannavar.
