“Civic death” penalty: the pinnacle of disability rights violations1

• Human Rights and Migration, Op-ed
• 18/07/2015

Autonomous decision making is still an elusive dream for a large number of Europeans with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities who are placed under guardianship. These people experience “civic death” as they can not make their life choices, get married, sign employment contracts, inherit and manage property, vote or choose the place of living.