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Opinion: The Sterilisation of Girls with Disability: The State Responsibility to Protect Human Rights
‘The Sterilisation of Girls with Disability: The State Responsibility to Protect Human Rights’ provides an in-depth ethical and legal examination...
- Category Sexuality and Health
- Date 14 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
Announcement: Management Committee Changes
Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) is sad to announce that Karin Swift has stood down from the role of WWDA...
- Category Leadership and Participation
- Date 20 August 18
UN Calls on Australia to End Forced Sterilisation
WWDA welcomes UN calls for Australia to abolish forced and coerced sterilisation of women and girls with disability, and people...
- Category Sexuality and Health
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 25 July 18
Re-advertised: We’re Hiring: Experienced Project Planner Required
We are seeking a highly experienced Project Planner to scope and initiate our Virtual Centre for Women and Girls with...
- Category Employment and Education
- Date 18 July 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
Latest News from Women with Disabilities Australia – 31 May 2018
Welcome! Here’s the latest news from WWDA. Keep up to date with WWDA on Facebook, Twitter and our Website. Policy...
- Date 31 May 18
Media Release: Royal Commission Urgently Needed to Shine Light on Violence Against People with Disability
People with disability and our representative organisations are urging the Federal Government to call a Royal Commission into violence and...
- Date 26 May 18
Latest News from Women with Disabilities Australia
WWDA News Welcome Here’s the latest updates from Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) Keep up to date with WWDA on...
- Date 23 April 18
WWDA Performance Report July 2016 to December 2017
Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) is pleased to release our Performance Report for the period 1 July 2016 to 31...
- Date 16 April 18
WWDA Meets with Researcher To Talk Sexual Citizenship and Disability
Last week, founding WWDA member Helen Meekosha met with Dr Julia Bahner, a researcher from the Centre for Disability Studies...
- Category Sexuality and Health
- Date 9 April 18
WWDA Survey: Access to Healthcare: Summary Report
In March 2018, WWDA conducted a short survey to ask our members and friends about healthcare accessibility. We’ve compiled a...
- Category Sexuality and Health
- Date 3 April 18
Latest News from Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) – 23 March 2018
Welcome Here’s the latest updates from Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) Keep up to date with WWDA on Facebook, Twitter...
- Date 23 March 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
Latest News from Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA) – 23 February 2018
Welcome! Here are the latest updates from Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA). Policy and Submissions WWDA contributed further feedback on...
- Date 23 February 18
WWDA Survey: The Right to Health
What’s your experience of accessing healthcare? We would like to hear from our members and friends about the healthcare accessibility...
- Category Sexuality and Health
- Date 13 February 18
Latest News from Women with Disabilities Australia – January 22 2018
New Year Updates from WWDA WWDA has hit the ground running in 2018. We were buoyed by the news just...
- Date 23 January 18
Opinion: System Failure? Critical Reflections on the Australian National Family and Domestic Violence Summit 2017 – Ruby Grant
In November 2017, Ruby Grant attended the National Family and Domestic Violence Summit 2017 in Sydney, Australia, on behalf of...
- Category Violence and Safety
- Date 2 January 18
Annual Report 2016-17
WWDA is pleased to release our Annual Report for the 2016/17 financial year. The Annual Report provides a summary snapshot...
- Date 21 December 17
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
Senate Inquiry Release Report on Delivery of Outcomes Under the National Disability Strategy
Today, the Senate Standing Committee on Community Affairs (the Committee) released their report into delivery of outcomes under the National...
- Category Government Laws and Policy
- Date 30 November 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