People with Intellectual Disabilities

Various human rights reports clearly show that, despite the existence of laws defending and protecting their rights, the rights of people with disabilities in the EU accession countries are frequently violated. Reasons for discrimination, mistreatment, and humiliations correlate not only with lacking legislation and government policies, but with low public awareness as well. This article will focus on the rights of people with mental disabilities in Hungary and related governmental policy, from the perspective of a specific universal human right, the right to employment.