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DRPI Latin America

  • July 14, 2012:

    Photos from the DRPI regional training in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2012 have been posted.
  • July 7, 2012:

    DRPI held both its Central America Regional Training as well the training of monitors, data analysts and other personnel involved in the DRPI Honduras Country Monitoring Project from June 25 to July 1, 2012. The joint training took place in Tegucigalpa, Honduras and was co-hosted by the DRPI Latin America Regional Centre and the National Federation of Organizations of Persons with Disabilities of Honduras (FENOPDIH).
  • April 5, 2012:

    From April 13th to 15th Argentina and Perú will be central part of the CRPD committee in Geneva. Both countries have ratified the CRPD and it is now time to check the implementation of this important tool. DRPI Latin American regional officer, José Viera, will be participating in this process in the evaluation of Argentina. José will be writing short reports from this important meeting, which will be posted here on the DRPI website.
  • March 31, 2012:

    The DRPI Latin American Regional Training Workshop took place from  March 3rd to 8th in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The workshop, which aimed to develop capacity in monitoring the human rights situation of persons with disabilities was hosted by the DRPI Latin American Regional Center, based in the offices of Fundación Rumbos and partnered with Red por los derechos de las personas con discapacidad and Red Latinoamericana de organizaciones no guvernamentales de personas con discapacidad y sus familias. Please check back soon for reports from this training.
  • November 6, 2011:

    DRPI is excited to announce that José Viera has joined the team as the Regional Officer for Latin America. Read more about José Viera here.
  • July 25, 2011:

    The Latin American Regional Officer hiring process is coming to a close, please check back soon to meet our new Regional Officer who will start work in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  • January 10, 2011:

    The competition for the position of DRPI Latin America Regional Officer has re-opened. Read details about the Latin America Regional Officer posting here.
  • June 12, 2009:

    The DRPI Bolivia final report entitled Monitoring the Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Bolivia, is now available.
  • July 25, 2008:

    DRPI Bolivia holds a training seminar for disability rights monitors and site coordinators in Santa Cruz from July 14th to July 20th, 2008.