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Leadership and Participation
Report on CRPD 10 Years Conference, Seoul, Korea

November 25, 2016

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WWDA Presenting Paper at International Conference Commemorating 10 Years of the CRPD

October 19, 2016

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UN Committee on the CRPD Release General Comment on Article 6: Women With Disability

August 30, 2016

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Leadership and Participation
WWDA Attending Women’s Human Rights Education Institute Intensive Program, Toronto, Canada, August 2016

July 26, 2016

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LET’S LOOK TO THE FUTURE! #COSP9

June 24, 2016

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The Guardian: UN Examines Australia’s Forced Sterilisation of Women with Disabilities

November 11, 2015

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UNITED NATIONS: Serious Concerns About Human Rights Violations Against Australians with Disability

November 10, 2015

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Finalists for 2015 National Disability Awards Announced

October 28, 2015

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WWDA ATTENDING UNFPA INTERNATIONAL EXPERT GROUP MEETING, URUGUAY

September 2, 2015

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International Day of the World’s Indigenous People’s 2015

August 9, 2015

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OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE WWDA YOUTH NETWORK

July 14, 2015

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WWDA News – Youth Network Launch

July 1, 2015

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Violence and Safety
WWDA THINK-PIECE: ‘PREVENTING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS WITH DISABILITIES: INTEGRATING A HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE’

June 10, 2015

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PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FIGHT TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN

June 1, 2015

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WWDA SUBMISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS ON THE RIGHTS OF ADOLESCENTS

April 2, 2015

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WWDA Establishes Youth Network

March 4, 2015

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Women With Disabilities Australia: Report from the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) 53rd Session – Review of Australia (November 2014)

November 30, 2014

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New WWDA Paper for CSW58

March 11, 2014

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