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Friday, November 13, 2015 - 12:44

Kenya's National Laws Relating to Disability​

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Kenya map

The attached laws are a non-exhaustive collection of national laws. Some of the laws entirely focus on disability while others are on different main topics but have specific references concerning people with disabilities in their text.
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Friday, October 30, 2015 - 19:32

Decrees, National Plans, and Training Manuals for Vietnam

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Participants read from a training manual during a workshop on Vietnam's national disability law

Materials created and/or distributed by the government, Disabled Persons' Organizations (DPOs), International Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), or other official bodies
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Friday, October 30, 2015 - 19:23

Vietnam's National Laws Related to Disability

Vietnam is shown on a map of the region and is a coastal country located between the Pacific and Indian Oceans

Map of Vietnam

This collection includes national laws entirely focused on disability and others on different main topics that have specific references concerning people with disabilities in their text
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 12:48

Work of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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Professional panel in Vietnam

Meetings and Announcements of the CRPD Committee Relevant to Armenia, Kenya, Mexico, and Vietnam
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 12:31

Formal Operation of the CRPD in Kenya

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Kenyan flag

Documents submitted to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by the Kenyan government, DPOs, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, and mental disability and psychiatric survivor advocacy groups on the implementation of the CRPD
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 12:22

Formal Operation of the CRPD in Armenia

A group of 10 smiling men and women with and without disabilities hold the Armenian flag on a sidewalk. The front row includes four people using wheelchairs and the back row from includes six people standing.

DPO and government representatives hold the Armenian flag

Documents submitted to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by the Armenian government, DPOs, and other non-governmental organizations on the implementation of the CRPD and the status of persons with disabilities
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 12:14

Formal Operation of the CRPD in Vietnam

A red flag with a yellow star in the center flies high over a boat.

Vietnamese flag

Vietnam signed the CRPD on October 22, 2007, but only recently ratified the treaty on February 5, 2015. The country's initial report on implementation was submitted in 2017
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Tuesday, September 15, 2015 - 11:43

Formal Operation of the CRPD in Mexico​

A tricolor flag of green, white, and red vertical strips. In the white strip is the Mexico coat of arms that depicts a golden eagle perched on a cactus devouring a snake.

Mexican flag

Documents submitted to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by the Mexican government, DPOs, national human rights institutions, and other relevant non-governmental organizations on CRPD implementation
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Wednesday, September 9, 2015 - 18:55

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

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This page offers CRPD translations in Armenian, English, Spanish, Swahili, Vietnamese, and some alternative formats: plain text, audio, and International Sign
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