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Finalists for 2015 National Disability Awards Announced
The Australian Government Minister for Social Services, the Hon Christian Porter MP today announced the selection of 27 finalists for the...
- Category Human Rights
- Category Leadership and Participation
- Date 28 October 15
WWDA ATTENDING UNFPA INTERNATIONAL EXPERT GROUP MEETING, URUGUAY
Carolyn Frohmader from WWDA was invited to participate in the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Spanish Agency for International...
- Category Human Rights
- Date 2 September 15
International Day of the World’s Indigenous People’s 2015
Today, 9th of August, is the International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples 2015. The WWDA Youth Network would like to...
- Category Human Rights
- Category Youth Network
- Date 9 August 15
OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE WWDA YOUTH NETWORK
Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women AND Women With Disabilities Australia (WWDA) Invite you...
WWDA News – Youth Network Launch
WWDA Youth Network is here! Join WWDA and Senator the Hon Michaelia Cash, Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for Women...
- Category Human Rights
- Category Youth Network
- Date 1 July 15
WWDA THINK-PIECE: ‘PREVENTING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS WITH DISABILITIES: INTEGRATING A HUMAN RIGHTS PERSPECTIVE’
Women With Disabilities Australia: ‘Preventing Violence against Women and Girls with Disabilities: Integrating A Human Rights Perspective’. By Carolyn Frohmader...
- Category Human Rights
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 10 June 15
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FIGHT TO KEEP THEIR CHILDREN
“In 2007, Alice Goltz gave birth to a baby girl. But before she left the hospital, she says two men...
WWDA SUBMISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS ON THE RIGHTS OF ADOLESCENTS
In early 2015, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child announced its decision to develop a General...
- Category Human Rights
- Date 2 April 15
WWDA Establishes Youth Network
The WWDA Youth Network, has officially commenced today with the opening of the WWDA Youth Network Facebook Page. The WWDA Youth...
Women With Disabilities Australia: Report from the United Nations Committee Against Torture (CAT) 53rd Session – Review of Australia (November 2014)
In October 2014, Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) successfully applied to the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) [Disability International Participation...
- Category Human Rights
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 30 November 14
New WWDA Paper for CSW58
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council...
- Category Human Rights
- Date 11 March 14