Advocacy seminar on Disabled People's Rights held
Source: Hueiyen News Service
Kangpokpi, August 25 2014:
All Disables' Union Sadar Hills (ADUSH) and Manipur North Economic Development Association (MANEDA) jointly conducted a one-day Advocacy Seminar on the rights of Persons with Disability at Apex School, Motbung on Sunday.
Ahen Chongloi, President of ADUSH; Mangboi Singsit, Project Officer of MANEDA and Kamlienlal Guite, General Secretary of ADUSH addressed the delegates during the seminar participated by over 30 disabled people from within the district, Church leaders, various CSOs leaders and students.
According to the organizers, it was found that most of the disabled persons who attended the function were without Disabled Certificates.
Therefore, the organizations appealed to the concerned authority to expedite the process of issuing Disabled Certificates for the welfare of the disabled society.