Voices unheard in Parliament; Budget fails to see largest minority!
Monday, 5 December 2016
An 'Accessible Toilet' at a five star city hotel. It fails to comply with even basic safety and access standards
Dr. Ajith Perera receiving the two APEX Awards at the UN observance day 2016 from Una McCauley, the UN resident coordinator in Sri Lanka, for his outstanding voluntary contributions made in promoting accessibility rights
Monday, 5 December 2016
The UN established an essential Convention (2007 March) on the Rights of People with dis-Abilities (CRPD) as a set of legally binding instruments and enforceable obligations on all countries. It came into force on 3 May 2008. Sri Lanka ratified the CRPD last February.
The Government now has a binding legal obligation to fulfil its requirements especially to guarantee the birth rights of people with dis-Abilities and to afford productive opportunities to live life to their fullest potential.
The Government now has a binding legal obligation to fulfil its requirements especially to guarantee the birth rights of people with dis-Abilities and to afford productive opportunities to live life to their fullest potential.
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