Guatemala es uno de los países con índice de desarrollo humano más bajo en la región de Latinoamérica, siendo también el único con niveles … [Read More...]
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Ghana: ‘We lock up our child with Cerebral Palsy so we can go out and earn a living’
Mr Timothy Nakoja, father of a 14 year old boy with cerebral palsy has said his family is forced to lock up his soon indoors to enable them to work and earn a living. He said that this was not so much a choice or a matter of cruel treatment, but a response to the […]
Disability and Development
Election leaves UN disability committee with 17 men and just one woman
Published by Disability News Service John Pring, June 23, 2016. Go to Original Source Disabled activists are calling on the UN to take action … [Read More...]
Policy Watch
Guatemala MP: “Disabled people only constitute an expense for the country”.
MP Fernando Linares Beltranena denounced by organisations of disabled people after stating that “Disabled people only constitute an expense … [Read More...]
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Humanitarian & Migration
Canada’s dismal treatment of disabled immigrants or ‘how to build a disability-free country’
by Natalie Spagnuolo & Hadayt Nazami* On April 5th, 2016, a lively community discussion on Canada’s immigration system took place in Toronto, … [Read More...]