Tag: Media Releases November 2015

Australian Cross Disability Alliance Applauds Senate’s call for Royal Commission into Violence Against People with Disability

MEDIA RELEASE Thursday 26 November 2015 Australian Cross Disability Alliance Applauds Senate’s Call for Royal Commission into Violence Against People with Disability The Australian Cross Disability Alliance (ACDA) welcomes the Senate Community Affairs Committee’s report and recommendations following its ‘Inquiry into Violence Against People with Disability in Institutional and Residential Settings’, tabled late yesterday. The…

White Flower Memorial: Remembering People with Disability Who Have Died as a Result of Violence, Abuse or Neglect

On 25 November 2015, the Australian Cross Disability Alliance (ACDA) is acknowledging International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women by supporting a White Flower Memorial to remember people with disability who have died as a result of violence, abuse or neglect. The Memorial specifically recognises that women with disability experience higher levels of…

United Nations Has Serious Concerns About Human Rights Violations Against Australians with Disability

Legilsa UNITED NATIONS: Serious Concerns About Human Rights Violations Against Australians with Disability Tuesday 10 November 2015 The United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) has raised serious concerns about human rights violations against Australians with disability during its review of Australia’s human rights record overnight in Geneva.  The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) allowed member States…