During the 21st Session of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Committee), being held from March 11th to April 5th 2019 in Geneva, the Committee is completing review of the Rwandan government’s report on their implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). On March … Read more…
September 24th, 2018 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Diana Samarasan, Founding Executive Director Telephone: +1-617-261-4593 Email: dsamarasan@disabilityrightsfund.org Website: www.disabilityrightsfund.org Twitter: @DisabRightsFund Rwandan DPOs attend the 10th pre-session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities During the 10th pre-sessional working group of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Committee), to … Read more…
PRESS RELEASE Disability Rights Fund Extends Deadline for 2018 Round 1 Request for Proposals from Nigeria to April 2, 2018 March 26, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Diana Samarasan, Founding Executive Director Telephone: 1-617-261-4593 Email: dsamarasan@disabilityrightsfund.org BOSTON, MA – The Disability Rights Fund (DRF) – a grantmaking collaboration between donors and the global disability … Read more…
March 26, 2018 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Diana Samarasan, Founding Executive Director Telephone: +1-617-261-4593 Email: dsamarasan@disabilityrightsfund.org Website: www.disabilityrightsfund.org Twitter: @DisabRightsFund CRPD Committee Highlights Key Rights Concerns in Haiti; Now, It’s Time to Act! Concluding Observations published by the Committee on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD Committee) at end February 2018 – and … Read more…
PRESS RELEASE Disability Rights Fund Releases 2018 Round 1 Request for Proposals February 22, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Diana Samarasan, Founding Executive Director Telephone: 1-617-261-4593 Email: dsamarasan@disabilityrightsfund.org BOSTON, MA – The Disability Rights Fund (DRF) – a grantmaking collaboration between donors and the global disability community which supports the human rights and inclusion in … Read more…