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PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FIGHT TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN

June 1, 2015

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NEW REPORT: Torture in Healthcare Settings

March 12, 2014

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Letter to the Australian Attorney – General Regarding the United Nations Request for a Formal Response to Allegations of Involuntary Sterilisation of Girls and Women with Disabilities

December 10, 2013

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Submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteurs regarding forced sterilisation in Australia

December 10, 2013

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Calling for an end to forced sterilization – 10113

December 10, 2013

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Condemnation of the practice of forced and coerced sterilisation as forms of violence that severely harm physical and mental health and infringe human rights

December 10, 2013

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Submission to the United Nations Committee against Torture (CAT)

December 10, 2013

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Torture in Healthcare Settings

December 10, 2013

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Submission to the National Inquiry into Equal Recognition Before the Law and Legal Capacity for People With Disability

December 10, 2013

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The Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Women and Girls with Disabilities

December 10, 2013

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The Sterilisation of Women and Girls with Disabilities in Australia

December 10, 2013

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Senate Inquiry into Involuntary and Coerced Sterilisation of People with Disabilities in Australia (September 2012 – April 2013)

December 10, 2013

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Submission to the Australian Attorney – General on the Sterilisation of Girls and Women with Disabilities

December 10, 2013

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Moving Forward and Gaining Ground

December 10, 2013

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Article on Sterilisation in Marie Claire Magazine

December 10, 2013

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Global Campaign to Stop Torture in Health Care: Sterilization of Women and Girls with Disabilities

December 10, 2013

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Global Bodies call for end to Forced Sterilisation

December 10, 2013

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Guidelines on ‘Female Contraceptive Sterilization’

December 10, 2013

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United Nations calls on Australia to prohibit non-therapeutic sterilisation of girls with disabilities

December 10, 2013

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A Deeper Silence: The Unheard Experiences of Women with Disabilities and Their Sexual and Reproductive Health Experiences

December 10, 2013

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