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The Middle East & North Africa (MENA) Region projects are coordinated by DRPI Research Associate Paula Pinto, who is based in Lisbon. Numerous DRPI initiatives have been undertaken in the region, including disability rights training and monitoring projects in Morocco, Jordan, and Algeria.

What New: DRPI MENA
- DRPI Rights Monitoring Training Seminar in Hammamet, Tunisia The DRPI Training Seminar in Hammamet, Tunisia is integrated in project DECIDE, promoted by Handicap International, the Collectif pour la Promotion des Droits des Personnes en Situation de Handicap au Maroc, ...
- New study released on social participation in Algeria A national disability strategy must be implemented in Algeria to facilitate the social inclusion of people with disabilities, recommends a recent report recently released in Algeria. The study was conducted ...
- New Report: “Women in the Middle East: Are we moving forward?” This report was commissioned by Stars of Hope Society and sets out the findings and recommendations based on a study that examined the human rights situation of women and girls ...
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Other MENA News
- Egypt’s disabled marginalized by government CAIRO — Egypt’s 2014 constitution granted its more than 10 million disabled citizens numerous rights. Some of them, however, think the state has not taken any new steps to improve their ...
- Mentally Challenged in Morocco: We want our rights, not charity The mental illness advocacy association UNAHM organized a sit-in in front of parliament in Rabat to ask for an urgent intervention from the authorities to guarantee rights for the mentally ...
- Lebanon marks international day for the disabled BEIRUT: Lebanon is seeking to improve services provided for people with special needs and physical handicaps as part of a strategy aimed at facilitating their integration in the society and ...
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