On 15/01/2011, Sruti disAbility Rights Centre <sruti.d...@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Friends, > > > > We would like to convey our heartfelt good wishes for the year 2011 and at > the same time we would like to announce that Human Rights Law Network in > partnership with Sruti Disability Rights Centre is organizing a State Level > Workshop for Women with Disabilities on 20th and 21stof January at Seva > Kendra 52B Radhanath Chowdhury Lane Kolkata 700 015. > > > > Admittedly, the census 2001 puts the figure of women with disabilities at > 9.31 million constituting 42.46% with disabilities in India. The figure may > also rise as it is extremely difficult to identify disabled people specially > disabled women as they are hidden by their families because of the stigma > attached to disability. India being a signatory to the United Nations > Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities acknowledges the right of > women with disabilities and requires their involvement in all developmental > activities. > > > > Consequently it is imperative that women with disabilities are empowered in > order to enable them to engage with civil society and statutory bodies to > assert their human rights. This workshop is a platform which aims towards > the legal empowerment of women with disabilities. This meeting will initiate > the process of starting a network of women with disabilities. The > significance of this workshop is even more since 2011 census is ensuing. > > > > Therefore, your organization which works tirelessly for the abovementioned > cause is cordially invited to take part in the said workshop. We at HRLN, > Kolkata and Sruti Disability Rights Centre are looking forward to your > active participation and taking our partnership to a new level in order to > achieve our common object of women empowerment together. > > > > Please note that boarding of participants who are coming from the districts > is organized at the venue itself. For logistic reasons, you need to inform > how many participants from your organization will be joining us and how many > of them will require accommodation by 18th January 2011. Please contact us > at the below mentioned address or mail to kolk...@hrln.org with a copy to > sruti.d...@gmail.com at the earliest. > > > > With regards > > Debashis Banerjee > > Co-ordinator > > HRLN Kolkata > > > > *Human Rights Law Network, Kolkata* > > Sohini Apartment, Flat 1A > > 3, Parbati Chakraborty Lane > > (Near Kalighat Fire Station) > > Kolkata - 700026 > > Ph: (033) 24546828 / 32967154 > > Website - HRLN <http://www.hrln.org/beta> > hello all the friends i want help of all of you regarding articles of disability. it wud be of great help if you send me at the earliest.
