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Newsletter Covers Human Rights for Africans with Disabilities
By Andrea Shettle, MSW | April 16, 2008
Readers interested in human rights issues affecting Africans with disabilities can catch up with past issues of the newsletter Human Rights Africa. Issues are available in both English and French, and in both Word format and PDF format. This publication from the Secretariat of the African Decade of Persons with Disabilities was published four times in 2006 and two times in 2007.
All past issues may be worth browsing for people with a special interest in disabled Africans. But RatifyNow.org readers may particularly want to note the following (this is NOT a comprehensive list of articles):
The first issue of 2006 has an article that lists five challenges and seven opportunities for the Secretariat of the African Decade on Persons with Disabilities.
The second issue of 2006 has a story about a new African Network of Women with Disabilities that is meant to help regional and national organizations share experiences in improving the lives of disabled women. Also see the story about a disabled woman growing up during apartheid.
The third issue of 2006 has an article that lists practical tips for how you can approach journalists and persuade them to cover issues that matter to the disability community in your country.
The fourth issue of 2006 has many articles about war and conflict in Africa–including genocide in Rwanda–with a focus on disability issues. Also see the article on how you can become involved in helping your country develop a Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) that is inclusive of people with disabilties.
The first issue of 2007 has an article about violence against women.
The second issue of 2007 contains articles on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; a new African Federation of the Deafblind; and
lessons learned from lobbying in Uganda.
You can download copies of Human Rights Africa for free at:
http://www.africandecade.org/humanrightsafrica
This article is adapted from a blog post at the We Can Do blog on disability and international development. This modified version is posted with permission of author.
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April 16th, 2008 at 8:56 pm
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