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Royal Commission to Bring Justice for People with Disability
People with disability welcome the Federal Government’s commitment to fully funding our Royal Commission, as revealed in the 2019-20 Budget....
Seeking Expressions of Interest for Expert Advisory Panel!
WWDA is seeking expert advisors for the Virtual Centre Women and Girls with Disability Australia (WWDA) has received funding to develop a...
- Category Human Rights
- Date 13 March 19
WWDA Announces New Virtual Centre for Women and Girls with Disability
Women with Disabilities Australia is excited to announce that it has received funding from the NDIS National Disability Insurance Scheme...
- Category Human Rights
- Date 10 March 19
Factsheet: The Status of Women and Girls with Disability In Australia 2018
Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) has prepared a brief factsheet on the status of women and girls with disability in...
- Category Human Rights
- Date 20 November 18
Joint Statement on Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse and Neglect of People with Disability
Joint statement by Disabled People’s Organisations Australia (DPO Australia) and Children and Young People with Disability Australia (CYDA). DPO Australia...
- Category Government Laws and Policy
- Category Human Rights
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 20 September 18
Submission: Response to Australia’s Draft Sixth Periodic Report Under the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
In September 2018, WWDA made a submission to the Australian Government in response to their Draft Sixth Periodic Report Under...
- Category Human Rights
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 11 September 18
UN CRPD and CEDAW Committees Call for Guarantee of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights for Women with Disabilities
The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the Committee on the Elimination of All Forms...
- Category Human Rights
- Date 6 September 18
WWDA Submission to Australia’s Review Under CEDAW
This week the United Nations is reviewing Australia’s compliance with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination...
- Category Human Rights
- Date 2 July 18
Happy International Women’s Day 2018
Happy International Women’s Day from all of us at WWDA! Today, we celebrate the generations of women and girls with...
- Category Human Rights
- Date 8 March 18
WWDA Joins Civil Society Groups Welcoming Australia’s Ratification of Torture Treaty
WWDA joins with our civil society colleagues in welcoming the Commonwealth Attorney General’s announcement that Australia had ratified an international...
- Category Human Rights
- Date 18 December 17
Report: DPO Australia Delegation to Geneva for Australia Review Under Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
In October 2017, WWDA and our DPO Australia colleagues joined a delegation of non-government representatives in Geneva to brief the...
- Category Human Rights
- Category Leadership and Participation
- Date 5 December 17
International Day to End Violence Against Women 2017
November 25 marks International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. Today also marks the beginning of UN Women‘s...
- Category Human Rights
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 25 November 17
Rosemary Kayess Australian Nominee for UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
WWDA Congratulates Rosemary Kayess who has been nominated by Australia as a candidate for election to the United Nations Committee...
- Category Human Rights
- Category Leadership and Participation
- Date 5 November 17
Journal Article: Violence Against Women with Disabilities: Is Australia Meeting its Human Rights Obligations
Australia has developed a National Disability Strategy and a National Plan of Action on Violence Against Women in response to...
- Category Human Rights
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 11 July 17
Submission: List of issues to be adopted during the 18th Session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) has prepared a submission for and on behalf of Disabled People’s Organisations Australia (DPO Australia)...
- Category Human Rights
- Date 30 June 17
WWDA Attains Special Consultative Status with United Nations ECOSOC
Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) is excited to announce that we have received Special Consultative Status with the United Nations...
- Category Human Rights
- Category Leadership and Participation
- Date 18 May 17
Happy International Women’s Day!
“The story of women’s struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organisation but to the...
- Category Human Rights
- Date 8 March 17
Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women Releases Initial Findings from Country Visit to Australia
Dubravka Šimonović, the UN Special Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, its Causes and Consequences, has completed her official mission...
- Category Human Rights
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 28 February 17
Report on CRPD 10 Years Conference, Seoul, Korea
WWDA has an international reputation as a leader in the promotion of human rights for women and girls with disability....
- Category Human Rights
- Category Leadership and Participation
- Date 25 November 16
WWDA Presenting Paper at International Conference Commemorating 10 Years of the CRPD
This week WWDA Board Member Karin Swift will be presenting at the Disability Arts and Cultural Network International (WWDACN) Conference in...
- Category Human Rights
- Category Leadership and Participation
- Date 19 October 16
UN Committee on the CRPD Release General Comment on Article 6: Women With Disability
The United Nations Committee on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) have released a draft General...
- Category Human Rights
- Date 30 August 16
WWDA Attending Women’s Human Rights Education Institute Intensive Program, Toronto, Canada, August 2016
WWDA’s Youth Network Manager Cashelle Dunn has been accepted into the prestigious Women’s Human Rights Education Institute (WHRI) Intensive three-part...
- Category Human Rights
- Category Leadership and Participation
- Date 26 July 16
LET’S LOOK TO THE FUTURE! #COSP9
A delegation representing the Australian Cross Disability Alliance (ACDA) attended the 9th Session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). #COSP9 ran from 14th to 16th June 2016 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. It was a significant year, as 2016 will mark ten years since the United Nations’ adoption of the CRPD. The...
- Category Human Rights
- Category LEAD
- Category Youth Network
- Date 24 June 16
The Guardian: UN Examines Australia’s Forced Sterilisation of Women with Disabilities
WWDA Executive Director, Carolyn Frohmader was recently interviewed by Bridie Jabour from the Guardian Australia during the Untied Nations Australia Universal Periodic Review. An...
- Category Human Rights
- Category Sexuality and Health
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 11 November 15
UNITED NATIONS: Serious Concerns About Human Rights Violations Against Australians with Disability
MEDIA RELEASE Tuesday 10 November 2015 UNITED NATIONS: Serious Concerns about human rights violations against Australians with disability The United...
- Category Human Rights
- Date 10 November 15