DPI-AP Email Update November 2011

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DPI/AP NEWSLETTER

21th November 2011

Dear supporters and readers,

Greetings from Disabled Peoples International Asia Pacific (DPI/AP).

This is an email update featuring developments in the field of disability,developments concerning social justice and news from around the world.

Because of the importance of social justice as a basis for our work, weadded this as topic into our newsletter.

A) Developments in the field of disability

1. Trains to reserve seats for the disabled

This article said that Chinese railway authorities are going to set aside seats

and berths - at least five on each train - for disabled people. Please follow

link.

2. Plea for aerobridges at KLIA2

This is a report that about 200 people, comprising both able-bodied and thedisabled protested against the lack of aerobridges at Kuala LumpurInternational Airport 2 (KLIA2), which will replace the Low-Cost CarrierTerminal. Please read more.

3. Deaf Awareness Week 2011This article is to announce the Deaf Awareness Week celebrated nationwidefrom November the 6th to the 12th, this year. Please follow link.

4. Fiji Services for Women with Disabilities Needs Improvement

This report is about women with disabilities. It says that they are the most

vulnerable when it comes to gender-based violence, yet support services for

them in Fiji are severely lacking, a meeting discussing the elimination of

violence against women has heard. Please read more.

B) Developments concerning social justice

1. Human Rights activists join hands for the protection of the minority

rights in South Asia

This article is about human rights activists from south Asian nations whohave join hands for the protection of the minority rights in south Asia. A

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joint manifesto on minority rights in south Asia was developed by theparticipants to identify common issues and priorities on thematic humanrights violations in need of attention and action. Please, follow link.

2. Meeting with minister in Brazil marks WCC support for a truth

commissionOn 3th of November, the Rev. Dr Walter Altmann, moderator of the Central

Committee of the World Council of Churches (WCC), met with the Brazilian

minister for human rights, Maria do Rosrio, at her office in Braslia. The

main item on the agenda was the support of the WCC for the

implementation of a truth commission in the country. Please read more.

3. EVAWG Alliance plans to launch one million signatures campaignThis article is about the campaign to build public opinion on condemning,

preventing and ending violence against women, the Ending Violence against

Women and Girls (EVAWG) Alliance plans to launch one million signatures as

a major activity during 16 Days of Activism. The campaign titled Take

Action Now!!! Break the Silence to End the Violence against Women and

Girls. Please follow link.

News from around the world

One in 10 Hong Kong students dyslexic; asia one news,10th

November 2011, please follow link.Disability assistance discontinued in Punjab in more than 12% cases;

The Times of India, 2 November 2011, please follow link.

OZeWAI conference runs from 30 November to 2 December 2011,please follow link.

Disabled travelers lament lack of transport access for 2012 Olympics; the

guardian, 17 November 2011, please follow link.

DPI/AP web update

UN Internship Opportunity to the Special Rapporteur on Disability,please follow link.

We hope you have found the following information useful.Please reply via email if you have any comments or feedback. If you haveany suggestions regarding the newsletter, please dont hesitate to contactme on [email protected].

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All the best with your efforts to create meaningful and ameliorate change tothe lives of persons with disability.

Thank you for reading and until next time.

Best regards, Tina Schaarschmidt and the DPI-AP team.

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