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Tormented lives

21 Oct 2010 2 minute read

This article is more than 12 years old.

Tormented lives

The way we treat the most vulnerable in our society is a sorry reflection of the state of the country’s morals.

5 Oct 2009 4 minute read

This article is more than 13 years old.

'I don't have a problem - the problem is theirs'

In Bolivia, public and community art is being used to convey the priorities and aspirations of disabled people.

Make way for disability rights

13 Aug 2009 2 minute read

This article is almost 14 years old.

Make way for disability rights

Sierra Leone just ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. So what does that mean?

2 Mar 2009 6 minute read

This article is more than 14 years old.

Beyond witchcraft

*Pilirani Semu-Banda* meets a young woman from Malawi who thought her life had been ruined by giving birth – until she heard...

16 Nov 2005 4 minute read

This article is more than 17 years old.

Power struggle

Uganda has the highest proportion of disabled people in government. Joseph Walugembe and Julia Peckett explore what this means...

1 Nov 2005 10 minute read

This article is more than 17 years old.

Stuff Pity!

People with disabilities in the Majority World want equal rights. Dinyar Godrej on why there is still much to be done.

1 Nov 2005 8 minute read

This article is more than 17 years old.

Body blows

Disabled women bear the brunt of extreme prejudice in Zimbabwe. Gladys Charowa has seen it all.

1 Nov 2005 5 minute read

This article is more than 17 years old.

The tips are my toes

Mosharraf Hossain on how childhood polio made him determined to shake the complacency of Bangladeshi society.

1 Nov 2005 2 minute read

This article is more than 17 years old.

Revolución rampista!

When local government had to move out of the way of activists on a mission. Tomás Hernández explains.

1 Nov 2005 3 minute read

This article is more than 17 years old.

Disability in the Majority World the facts

The Facts

1 Nov 2005 6 minute read

This article is more than 17 years old.

Learning curve

Latha Janet on teaching from experience.

1 Nov 2005 1 minute read

This article is more than 17 years old.

Bright sparks

A visual celebration of the right to education.

1 Nov 2005 6 minute read

This article is more than 17 years old.

Come out of the shadows on disability

Beatriz Satizabal has taken the knocks of Colombia’s macho society to emerge as her own woman. Her focus now...

2 Jun 2004 1 minute read

This article is almost 19 years old.

Abir Abdullah

Bangladeshi photographer Abir Abdullah draws inspiration from a disabled badminton player.

5 Apr 1998 8 minute read

This article is almost 25 years old.

My Body

It’s not always easy to claim your body as your own –...

5 Jan 1998 4 minute read

This article is more than 25 years old.

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HUMAN RIGHTS - THE FACTS

The world is very different...

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