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  • Human Rights Defenders Under Siege in Ethiopia 1 Dec 2009 01:23 GMT
    ... Human Rights Defenders Under Siege in Ethiopia Soon to ... to human rights, women's rights, children's rights, disability rights, citizenship rights, conflict resolution or democratic governance. ...

  • EUROPE/BELGIUM - UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ratified by the European Union 1 Dec 2009 13:30 GMT
    ... Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ratified by the European Union Brussels (Agenzia ... as it is the first document on human rights to be ratified by the EU. From ... established with contributions from the IDDC (International Disability and Development Consortium), of which AIFO is ...

  • Parents Lose Malpractice Suit Against Toronto Sick Children's Hospital Over Baby Daughter's Death 1 Dec 2009 02:54 GMT
    ... ) - Barbara and Timothy Farlow, parents of a baby girl ... Annie proper medical care because she was disabled and alleged that the hospital placed a "do ... Chief Coroner of Ontario and the Ontario Human Rights Commission, a process they began shortly after ...

  • Complaints pour in after Henry calls Boyle 'retarded' 1 Dec 2009 16:37 GMT
    ... after television host Paul Henry referred to intellectually-disabled Britain's Got Talent star Susan Boyle as ... oxygen at birth and suffered an intellectual disability. "Here's the really interesting revelation: she is ... retarded in relation to people with intellectual disabilities. TVNZ spokeswoman Megan Richards said she was ...

  • TV host calls singing sensation 'retarded' 1 Dec 2009 08:32 GMT
    ... oxygen at birth and suffered a mental disability. "Here's the really interesting revelation - she ... that raises money for people with mental disabilities, said it had complained to the commission ... said that using "retard" to describe mentally disabled people was as hurtful as racial slurs ...

  • Complaints against TV host who dubbed Susan Boyle retarded 1 Dec 2009 21:44 GMT
    ... oxygen at birth and suffered a mental disability. "Here's the really interesting revelation - she ... that raises money for people with mental disabilities, said it had complained to the commission ... said that using "retard" to describe mentally disabled people was as hurtful as racial slurs ...

  • Olympic Speed Skater Cindy Klassen to Serve as Ambassador for cbm Canada 1 Dec 2009 05:34 GMT
    ... on the world's forgotten children, those with disabilities in developing countries," said Ed Epp, Executive ... Canadians. cbm's vision is to ensure basic human rights for each person with a disability in a developing country, to help each ...

  • Olympic Speed Skater Cindy Klassen to Serve as Ambassador for cbm Canada (CNW) 1 Dec 2009 05:32 GMT
    ... as the International Day for Persons with Disabilities. In recognition of this special designated day, ... Canadians. cbm's vision is to ensure basic human rights for each person with a disability in a developing country, to help each ...

  • Singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder designated UN Messenger of Peace 1 Dec 2009 22:13 GMT
    ... Singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder designated UN Messenger of Peace ... blind since birth – championing people with disabilities. “Our newest Messenger of Peace is someone ... more inclusive world, to defend civil and human rights and to improve the lives of those ...

  • Stevie Wonder Spreading The Message of Peace 1 Dec 2009 22:53 GMT
    ... Stevie Wonder Spreading The Message of Peace United States ... blind since birth - championing people with disabilities. "Our newest Messenger of Peace is someone ... more inclusive world, to defend civil and human rights and to improve the lives of those ...

  • RI-EU PCA: Taking rights seriously 1 Dec 2009 07:54 GMT
    ... , Jakarta | Tue, 12/01/2009 1:25 PM | Opinion Indonesia ... The PCA also includes issues related to human rights. This last issue could be considered a ... convention on the rights of persons with disabilities, and convention on the protection of all ...

  • State joins in global observance of World AIDS Day 1 Dec 2009 18:11 GMT
    ... State joins in global observance of World AIDS Day ... Lourembam Leikai who inspite of her physical handicap has donated blood 8 times nd to Kh ...

  • Uganda set to make homosexuality punishable by death 1 Dec 2009 16:16 GMT
    ... significant step backwards for the protection of human rights in Uganda." Specifically, the new law would ... sex with a partner who had a disability, or while they were HIV positive, or if ...

  • If Uganda Executes Gays, Will American Christians be Complicit? 1 Dec 2009 10:53 GMT
    ... A bill currently before the Ugandan Parliament sounds like an ... throughout the world under the guise of 'human rights' and 'family planning.' " If that message ... -- defined as having gay sex with disabled people or anyone under 18, or when the ...

  • Government Declaration on draft 2010 economic and State budgets 1 Dec 2009 10:50 GMT
    ... Government Declaration on draft 2010 economic and State budgets ... process, public and individual freedoms, and deep-rooting human rights as part of the State of law ... the amount to be deducted for the disabled children and multiply two fold, i.e., increasing from ...


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