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    Latest CRPD Buzz Links: May 22, 2008

    Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

    Neglect keeps people with disability in poverty
    Daily Nation - Nairobi,Kenya
    In March last year, Kenya signed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the only human rights treaty adopted by the international …

    FLARE Magazine Honours Six Women from Across Canada
    Canada NewsWire (press release) - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
    She participated in the development of the UN Convention on […]

    Latest CRPD Buzz Links: May 16, 2008

    Friday, May 16th, 2008

    Celebrating the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
    UNICEF (press release) - New York,NY,USA
    The goals of the CRPD, which was put into force on 3 May, are to protect the rights of people with disabilities and give more leverage to governments to …

    Jordan champions rights of special needs people
    The National - Abu Dhabi,United Arab […]