Visit the URL to listen/watch the video. http://www.dawn.com/news/1296314/police-manhandle-disabled-persons-in-quetta Police officials on Monday reportedly manhandled and dragged disabled persons to clear the route for a government official during a protest demonstration in the Hockey Chowk area of Quetta.
The disabled persons were demanding the provincial government to ensure implementation of disabled persons quota in government services and were also demanding a special package for them. “Four to five of our colleagues were injured by the police,” said Izatullah, the head of voice for disabled person in Balochistan. -Photo by author -Photo by author He added the police dragged him on the road to clear the route for a senior government official. Another protester, Asmatullah, said they were tortured without any justification. The disabled persons have been protesting for five months to press the authorities for acceptance of their demands. The district administration, after receiving news of the scuffle between police officials and the disabled persons, held dialogue with the aggrieved party. Deputy Commissioner Abdul Wahid Kakar held negotioans with the disabled persons after which the protests was called off. -- Avinash Shahi Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
