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USICD

  1. Today 7 US Senators convey bipartisan support for #CRPD. bit.ly/LzUQnh
  2. USICD Urges U.S. Senate to Approve Ratification for the #CRPD bit.ly/LzUQnh
  3. Human Rights Reports now available on State Department site - look at disability references for each country 1.usa.gov/Kig3Ra
  4. India struggling with growing homelessness among the mentally ill population. bit.ly/L9dSB3
  5. Roundtable on disability rights and inclusion in society in Tajikistan #CRPD bit.ly/Kz5g22
  6. Angola angling to ratify the #CRPD soon. bit.ly/Kz4C4H
  7. Tanzanian woman awarded 2012 World Children's Prize for work with children with disabilities #CRPD bit.ly/Kz3Mop
  8. List of countries that have and have not ratified #CRPD. bit.ly/JmpvBV
  9. People with Albinism in South Africa ask for help under the #CRPD. bit.ly/KYRB8D
  10. Meeting held in India to stop the practice of charging PWD's a higher rate for health insurance. bit.ly/KYQtSi
  11. Nepal holds national meeting to discuss how to bring mental health policy more in line with #CRPD bit.ly/KYP1PU
  12. Disability rights video about Peru and its struggle with the #CRPD. bit.ly/LaOk2v
  13. Kyrgyzstan: Activists Demand School Access for All Children & ratification of #CRPD bit.ly/L2kA8A
  14. Article on Disability & Social Justice in India #CRPD bit.ly/LaMkar
  15. Jordan's Gendarmerie clash with peaceful PWD protesters. #CRPD bit.ly/IYkSg8
  16. DPI Chairman Blogs about Listening to the Grassroots #CRPD. bit.ly/IYkdLI
  17. Young Pakistani woman to be disability adcocate #CRPD. bit.ly/IYi5n6
  18. Animated film in Scotland to raise awareness of #CRPD bit.ly/LbCjA6