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To defend, protect and promote the economic, social, cultural, civil and political rights and fundamental freedoms of persons with disabilities and ensure the respect of their inherent dignity on an equal basis with all other people in Africa.

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CALL FOR CONSULTANT

CALL FOR CONSULTANT

Background Disability Rights Watch was established in 2011 to advance the promotion and protection of the rights of persons with disabilities in Zambia and the southern Africa region. The organisation works to promote best practices in the domestication of the

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DRW COMMENDS ECZ FOR STARTING CONTINUOUS VOTER REGISTRATION AND CALLS FOR CONTINUOUS VOTER EDUCATION

DRW COMMENDS ECZ FOR STARTING CONTINUOUS VOTER REGISTRATION AND CALLS FOR CONTINUOUS VOTER EDUCATION

Press Statement for Immediate Release LUSAKA Wednesday, June 1st, 2022 DRW press statement on the continuous voter registration doc DRW press statement on the continuous voter registration.pdf DRW COMMENDS ECZ FOR STARTING CONTINUOUS VOTER REGISTRATION AND CALL FOR CONTINUOUS VOTER

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DRW COMMENDS THE APPOINTMENT OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Disability Rights Watch has extolled the appointments of persons with disabilities to public service boards by President Hakainde Hichilema. Disability Rights Watch Director Mr. Wamundila Waliuya has said that the appointments are a bold step towards the inclusion of persons

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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2022

INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY 2022

WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES NEED PROTECTION FROM CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS Press Statement for Immediate Release LUSAKA Tuesday, March 8, 2022 Disability Rights Watch (DRW) says the impacts of climate change are hitting hard on women with disabilities. Organization Director Wamundila Waliuya

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GLOBAL DISABILITY SUMMIT (GDS22)

Commitments by Disability Rights Watch (DRW) 2022 to 2025  The Global Disability Summit was held on 16th and 17th February, 2022 in Oslo, Norway. It was held virtually and DRW attended the whole session gathered with other partner Organisations of Persons with

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Need to Commission a Study on the Quality of Education for Children with Disabilities in Zambia

We, Disability Rights Watch (DRW), in conjunction with Zambia Association of Parents for Children with Disabilities (ZAPCD) here write to your office to commission a study on the quality of education for children with disabilities in Zambia. We make this

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GLOBAL DISABILITY SUMMIT 2022

GLOBAL DISABILITY SUMMIT 2022

The Global Disability Summit is finally here. The international Disability Alliance (IDA), the Government of Norway, and the Government of Ghana are hosting the second Global Disability Summit from 16-17 February 2022 in Oslo Norway. The event is being held

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DRW END OF 2021 NEWSLETTER

DRW END OF 2021 NEWSLETTER

  DRW DIRECTOR EDITORIAL COMMENT The year 2021 was significantly a politically charged year because of the general elections which took place on 12th August. It was a year of uncertainty in terms of which political party would emerge victorious

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WELFARE OF WOMEN AND GIRLS WITH DISABILITIES IN ZAMBIA

This memorandum is being submitted to the Parliament of Zambia with the invitation from the Committee on National Guidance and Gender Matters on the welfare of women and girls with disabilities in Zambia. As we make this submission, we wish

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Commitments to create a more Disability Inclusive Zambia – Delivering Quality Inclusive Education

Commitments to create a more Disability Inclusive Zambia – Delivering Quality Inclusive Education

Questions are being raised around the possibility of having quality inclusive education in the quest to create a disability inclusive Zambia. Such questions do not have immediate answers of “yes it is possible” or “no it is not possible”. Maybe

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