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US: Suit Filed for Mentally Disabled Immigrants

(San Francisco) - The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should  end immediately the indefinite detention of two mentally disabled immigrants held for over four years, Human Rights Watch said today. Lawsuits were filed today on behalf of the two men with US federal district courts in California.
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US: Suit Filed for Mentally Disabled Immigrants

(San Francisco) - The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should  end immediately the indefinite detention of two mentally disabled immigrants held for over four years, Human Rights Watch said today. Lawsuits were filed today on behalf of the two men with US federal district courts in California.
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US: Suit Filed for Mentally Disabled Immigrants

(San Francisco) - The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) should  end immediately the indefinite detention of two mentally disabled immigrants held for over four years, Human Rights Watch said today. Lawsuits were filed today on behalf of the two men with US federal district courts in California.
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US: Students With Disabilities Face Corporal Punishment at Higher Rates

(New York) - Students with disabilities face corporal punishment in public schools at disproportionately high rates, says a report released today by the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Watch. The physical discipline, which often includes beatings, can worsen these students' medical conditions and undermine their education, says the report, which calls for an immediate moratorium
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US: Students With Disabilities Face Corporal Punishment at Higher Rates

(New York) - Students with disabilities face corporal punishment in public schools at disproportionately high rates, says a report released today by the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Watch. The physical discipline, which often includes beatings, can worsen these students' medical conditions and undermine their education, says the report, which calls for an immediate moratorium
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US: Students With Disabilities Face Corporal Punishment at Higher Rates

(New York) - Students with disabilities face corporal punishment in public schools at disproportionately high rates, says a report released today by the American Civil Liberties Union and Human Rights Watch. The physical discipline, which often includes beatings, can worsen these students' medical conditions and undermine their education, says the report, which calls for an immediate moratorium
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US: Treaty Signing Signals Policy Shift

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which President Obama is scheduled to announce today that the US will sign, will be the first international human rights treaty signed by the United States in nearly a decade, Human Rights Watch said today. Obama is scheduled to make the announcement at a White House event this afternoon.
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US: Treaty Signing Signals Policy Shift

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which President Obama is scheduled to announce today that the US will sign, will be the first international human rights treaty signed by the United States in nearly a decade, Human Rights Watch said today. Obama is scheduled to make the announcement at a White House event this afternoon.
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US: Treaty Signing Signals Policy Shift

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which President Obama is scheduled to announce today that the US will sign, will be the first international human rights treaty signed by the United States in nearly a decade, Human Rights Watch said today. Obama is scheduled to make the announcement at a White House event this afternoon.
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Rwanda: Revise Reproductive Health Bill

(New York) - The Rwandan Parliament should remove provisions in a draft law that would mandate compulsory HIV testing and require the sterilization of all individuals with intellectual disabilities, Human Rights Watch said today.
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