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Canada’s dismal treatment of disabled immigrants or ‘how to build a disability-free country’

14th November 2016 by Global Disability Watch

sign saying 'this way out' in arrow pointing to the right

by Natalie Spagnuolo & Hadayt Nazami* On April 5th, 2016, a lively community discussion on Canada’s immigration system took place in Toronto, Ontario. Participants from immigrant and disability communities were outraged with Canada’s practice of denying residency to persons with disabilities and members of their families. Many of those present were already acquainted with Canada’s […]

Filed Under: Disability and Migration, Reports Tagged With: Canada, Immigration, Visas

Albinism in Burundi: new report submitted to UN Committee Against Torture

7th July 2016 by Global Disability Watch

blood in water

A new report has just been published by the international organisation Under the Same Sun addressing the torture of people with albinism in Burundi. The report has been submitted to the UN Committee Against Torture, Session 58. People with albinism in Burundi regularly face torture. They are ritually hunted, attacked and murdered. Limbs and digits […]

Filed Under: Africa, Reports Tagged With: Albinism, Burundi, Torture

Hunting for muti: the chase for people with albinism

30th May 2016 by Global Disability Watch

Mwigulu Matonange, a small boy whose left arm was hacked off

The persecution of people with albinism continues and is especially rife in Tanzania and other parts of East Africa. Despite legal measures, protection and convictions remain weak. The persecution of people with albinism (PWA) continues and is especially rife in Tanzania, Malawi and other parts of East Africa. Despite increasing international visibility and recent laws […]

Filed Under: Africa, Reports Tagged With: Africa, Albinism. Tanzania, East Africa, People with Albinism

People with albinism in Malawi risk systemic extinction, UN expert claims

1st May 2016 by Global Disability Watch

GENEVA: 29 April 2016: Ikponwosa Ero, The United Nations Independent Expert on the rights of persons with albinism,  expressed serious concerns about the attacks, mutilation and killing of persons with albinism in Malawi. Superstitious beliefs about the magical properties of the body parts of PWA, have given rise to a critical crisis where PWA are hunted […]

Filed Under: Africa, Reports Tagged With: Albinism, Malawi, UN report

Challenging connections: Zika and disability in Brazil

19th April 2016 by Patricia Almeida

The Aedes Egypit mosquito is currently Brazil’s number one enemy and the government has launched a concerted country wide campaign. Besides the severe dengue fever transmitted by the mosquito, last summer the vector brought a new virus, the Zika. After careful review of existing evidence, the US based Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) […]

Filed Under: Latin America, Reports Tagged With: Brazil, Microcephaly, South America, Zika

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