PRESENTATION OF THE “TRAINING MANUAL ON HUMAN RIGHTS FOR
PERSONS WITH DISABILITY” IN GENEVA
During the seventh session of the Council on Human rights due in Geneva, next 18th March 2008, the “Training Manual on Human Rights for Persons with Disabilities” will be presented.
The Manual has been prepared by
AIFO (Italian Association Amici di Raoul Follereau) and DPI – Italy (Disabled
People International) in collaboration
with the Mongolian National Federation of Organizations of Persons with
Disabilities (DPOs) and with the financial contribution of United Nations, in
English and Mongolian languages.
The Manual is aims to promote the
participation of persons with
disabilities and their families in the ratification process, monitoring and
implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Thanks to the support from the Office for Promoting Participation and Safeguarding Rights of Persons with Disabilities of Milan Province (Italy), AIFO an DPI will supervise the translation of the Manual into French, Spanish and Portuguese. The translation of the Manual in various languages will enable AIFO and DPI, through a network of partners all over the world, to spread awareness about the International Convention on Human Rights for Persons with Disabilities and to promote the empowerment of DPOs and their members.
The English version of the Manual could be free dowloaded through this web-site:
http://www.aifo.it/english/resources/online/books/cbr/manual_human_rights-disability-eng07.pdf
The participation of AIFO and DPI
representatives to the seventh session of the Council on Human Rights in Geneva, will give the possibility to
present the activities developed in Italy with the support of Milan Province
for the diffusion of the Convention and the Manual on human rights for persons
with disability to an international audience. The presentation will be made by
Francesca Ortali (Responsible AIFO Project Office) and by Giampiero Griffo
(Representative DPI Italia).
Participation will be very welcome. Please contact the address below for more details:
Francesca.ortali@aifo.it
Tel: +39 051 4393 208
2008-03-16 00:00:00
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