I hope you will all take a moment to show your support, by  signing this
petition. 

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> [Original Message]
> From: Maria Veronica Reina <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2/11/2006 5:33:33 AM
> Subject: [berkeley-disabled] Initiative on the International Disability
Treaty
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> Apologies for any cross postings. 
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> Dear Friend 
> Please, help me to support this initiative 
> Maria Veronica 
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>
> Message: Over five hundred million people, nearly 10 percent of the 
> world's population, have a disability. 
>
> Every day, millions of people with disabilities are subjected to 
> inhumane and degrading treatment, including forced 
> institutionalization and physical abuse. 
>
> Existing legal protections are not sufficient to safeguard the rights 
> of people with disabilities, especially in developing countries where 
> approximately two thirds of people with disabilities live. 
>
> Even in the few countries that have passed comprehensive disability 
> legislation, people with disabilities still face mistreatment, 
> discrimination and barriers to access and inclusion in employment, 
> housing, education, transportation, emergency assistance and other 
> services. 
>
> It's time for change. 
>
> The United Nations (UN) is currently negotiating a treaty, known as 
> the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to ensure 
> that human rights standards are extended to people with disabilities. 
> Please follow the link below to add your name to an online petition 
> urging government leaders around the world to ratify a strong 
> Convention. 
>
> http://www.conventionyes.org/content.cfm?ID=585C76&iu=5B5D777A544B 
>
> Thank you for helping to advance the ongoing struggle for universal 
> human rights.
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