Disability World
A bimonthly web-zine of international disability news and views • Issue no. 18 May-June 2003


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Governance and Legislation briefly

Disability Rights Initiative Launched in Togo
According to a letter to the Editor of Disability Tribune, a publication of the UK's DAA, Togo has begun an initiative towards developing disability rights legislation. The Togolese Federation of Associations of Disabled People (FETAPH) led a group of NGOs in launching the initiative called "Project Right of Disabled People in Togo." FETAPH has produced a preliminary rights document with the Togolese Minister of Social Affairs, of the Advancement of Women and the Protection of Childhood, has met with the Prime Minister and awaits the support of other key Togolese authorities.

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