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INWWD - International Network of
Women with Disabilities
The
participants in a global Summit on the Rights of Women with Disabilities,
held in Quebec, Canada, in August 2008, launched a global network of women
with disabilities, which aims to include women with ALL types of disabilities
from ALL over the world. The goals of the network are to share our knowledge
and experiences, speak up for our rights (through the Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), Convention on the Elimination of
Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the human rights framework), bring
about change and inclusion in our communities, and empower women with
disabilities to be leaders of today and tomorrow. We invite ALL women with
disabilities to join us and we will achieve these goals TOGETHER. |
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Global Summit on the Rights of Women
with Disabilities
A Call for Action: Claiming
Our Rights
Women with disabilities have
been the world's forgotten sisters. There are
over 300 million women with
disabilities around the world, representing a
huge and important part of society.
We face multiple forms of
discrimination.
We, the participants in
a global Summit on the Rights of Women with
Disabilities, held in Quebec,
Canada, in August 2008, have come together to
claim our rights, through the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (CRPD), Convention on
the Elimination of Discrimination Against
Women (CEDAW) and the human rights
framework. Today, we take the first,
historic step by creating a global
network of women with disabilities, which
must include women with ALL types of
disabilities from ALL over the world.
We will use this network
to share our knowledge and experiences, speak up
for our rights, bring about change
and inclusion in our communities, and
empower women with disabilities to
be leaders of today and tomorrow. We
invite ALL women with disabilities
to join us and we will achieve these
goals TOGETHER.
Adopted on August 27,
2008, Quebec, Canada
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