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Guatemala: personas con discapacidad ante oportunidad de salir de la exclusion

6th February 2017 by Silvia Quan

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Guatemala es uno de los países con índice de desarrollo humano más bajo en la región de Latinoamérica, siendo también el único con niveles de pobreza en aumento en la pasada década. Aunque las personas con discapacidad continúan ausentes de dichos estudios, informes globales de situación hacen inferir la grave exclusión en la que se […]

Filed Under: Field Pulse, Latin America Tagged With: Discapacidad, Guatemala, Ley 5125

UN urges Guatemala to abolish institutionalization of children with disabilities

30th September 2016 by Silvia Quan

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On the 22nd and 23rd of August, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities held the first dialogue with representatives from the Guatemalan government to assess advancements in the country in complying with the United National Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The Committee, composed of 18 independent global […]

Filed Under: Latin America, Policy Watch

ONU urge a Guatemala la abolición de la institucionalización de niños con discapacidad

30th September 2016 by Silvia Quan

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Los días 22 y 23 de agosto, el Comité de Naciones Unidas sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad sostuvo el primer diálogo interactivo con representantes del Estado de Guatemala, con el cual se examinó el nivel de avances en el cumplimiento de la Convención sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad (CDPD) […]

Filed Under: Latin America, Spanish

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