DISABLED PEOPLES' INTERNATIONAL

E-news for Week ending 21 May 2010

Welcome to Disabled Peoples International’s (DPI’s) E-news. Please continue to send your activities, conference information, and publications news to Dr. Cassandra Phillips at info@dpi.org.

Update on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has recently published on its website on disability a document titled "Monitoring the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Guidance for Human Rights Monitors”. To read document in English, go to http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Publications/Disabilities_training_17EN.pdf

Manifesto on Inclusive Education

Allfie (Alliance for Inclusive Education), based in the UK, has developed a Manifesto on Inclusive Education which is available to stimulate discussion and debate. To read in full in English, go to http://www.allfie.org.uk/docs/ALLFIE%20Manifesto.pdf

Upcoming Activities in the Asia Pacific Region

To celebrate the new decade of persons with disabilities, Disabled Peoples' International Asia-Pacific (DPI/AP) is organizing regional events 18-22 June 2010. Participants welcome. For information, go to http://www.dpiap.org/

AusAID Human Rights Grants

The Australian Government’s 2010-11 Human Rights Grants Scheme (HRGS) is now open to receive Expressions of Interest for funding to conduct human rights activities in developing countries.

The HRGS targets non-government organizations and human rights institutions in Asia, the Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean. For more information, go to http://www.ausaid.gov.au/business/other_opps/humanrights_scheme.cfm

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