Published by Reuters by Yannis Behrakis Feb 26 2016- Go to Original Source IDOMENI, Greece (Reuters)- Wheelchair-bound Zhino Hasan, 17, sat silently and alone for most of Friday in front of a closed border gate, hoping that Macedonia would relent and allow her and her family to resume their northward trek through the Balkans to Germany. Her […]
Bolivian disabled activists suspended from bridge in protest
A group of disabled people was hanging for several hours off a bridge in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba in protest at the lack of support for disabled people by a government they claim has failed to listen and respond to their demands. This is the latest in a series of protests and actions by […]
I had no idea how much society discriminates against the disabled until I lost my sight
Published in Youth Ki Awaaz by Kapil Kumar Feb 24 2016- Go to Original Source Disability is something which can happen to anyone and at any time. It is acquired not always by birth and can happen also by accidents in the course of one’s life. In that case, the term “temporarily able bodied” used to denote […]
Child with albinism dismembered in Burundi
The attacks on people with albinism (PWA) continue in Burundi, this time with the killing and dismembering of a five-year-old girl called Cimpaye. Official reports claim that gunmen broke into the girl’s home at around 1am on the 17th of February. The men attacked her parents and took the child. Neighbours were alerted by the parents who went […]
Tanzania: Officers Held in Albino Bribery Saga
The Citizen 18/02/16 Sumbawanga — A state atorney and two prison warders have been arrested for plotting the escape of a suspect who had been charged with attempted murder of a person living with albinism. Read More