SV: [governance] Brazilian activist awarded with the International Service Human Rights Award

Kicki Nordström kicki.nordstrom at srfriks.org
Mon Dec 3 16:33:16 EST 2007


Dear Karen,
 
Rosangela is amongst us, a well known Human Rights activist and she is a super candidate for this Award, All of us in the disability movement are proud and happy for Rosangela to be recognised!
 
Warm regards
Kicki 
 

Kicki Nordström
Synskadades Riksförbund (SRF) 
World Blind Union (WBU)
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Sweden
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Från: karen banks [mailto:karenb at gn.apc.org] 
Skickat: den 3 december 2007 15:41
Till: plenary at wsis-cs.org; governance at cpsr.org
Kopia: Karen Higgs; rbb at aol.com
Ämne: [governance] Brazilian activist awarded with the International Service Human Rights Award


Dear all

Brazilian journalist, Rosangela Berman Bieler, director of the Interamerican Institute on Disability and Inclusive Development will be recognised with a major human rights award on Wednesday in London. 

Rosangela presented during the APC public event on access just prior to the IGF, and we take great pleasure in congratulating rosangela on receiving this award.

feel free to distrute the following brief press note..

karen

ENGLISH, PORTUGUESE, SPANISH
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Brazilian activist awarded with the International Service Human Rights Award

Brazilian journalist, Rosangela Berman Bieler, director of the Interamerican Institute on Disability and Inclusive Development, will be awarded on 5th of December with the International Service Human Rights Award in the category Defense of Human Rights of People with Disabilities. The award ceremony will take place at the House of Commons in London (UK).

Rosangela Berman Bieler has been recognized for her 30-years achievements for the promotion of an inclusive society which promotes and respects the diversity, the inclusion, the equality of opportunities and the independent living for all.

"In the midst of the historical approval of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities", declared Matthew Snell, Chief Executive of International Service, the British development agency, the award promoter, "we recognize the strategic important of the disability perspective, associated to the core human rights issues and challenges of the present times".

More info, please contact International Service Field Director in Brazil, Luca Sinesi: luca at isbrasil.org.br

International Site: www.internationalservice.org.uk

<http://www.internationalservice.org.uk/> International Service Human Rights Awards

The first International Service human rights awards were held in 2003 as part of International Service 50th anniversary celebrations. Since then the ceremony has become one of the key events in the British overseas development calendar.
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Ativista Brasileira ganha Prêmio Internacional de Direitos Humanos

A jornalista brasileira Rosangela Berman Bieler, diretora do Instituto Inter-Americano sobre Deficiência e Desenvolvimento Inclusivo, receberá no dia 5 de Dezembro em Londres, Inglaterra, o Prêmio de Direitos Humanos do International Service na categoria Defesa dos Direitos Humanos das Pessoas com Deficiência. A cerimônia de entrega será realizada na House of Commons, a Câmara de Deputados do Parlamento Inglês.

Rosangela Berman Bieler foi premiada pelos 30 anos de lutas conduzidas junto a milhares de latino-americanos com deficiências para a afirmação de uma sociedade inclusiva que promova e respeite a diversidade, a inclusão, a equiparação de oportunidades, a vida independente e a autonomia pessoal.

"Em ocasião da aprovação histórica da Convenção da ONU pelos direitos das pessoas com deficiência", declarou Matthew Snell, chefe executivo do International Service, agencia de cooperação britânica promotora do premio, "reconhecemos a grande importância da inclusão da área da deficiência associada aos grandes temas de direitos humanos da atualidade".

Para mais informações, contate o representante do International Service no Brasil, Luca Sinesi: luca at isbrasil.org.br

Site internacional: www.internationalservice.org.uk

<http://www.internationalservice.org.uk/> Prêmio de Direitos Humanos do International Service O primeiro Prêmio foi realizado em 2003 para celebrar os 50 anos de 
atividades do International Service. Desde então, a cerimônia se tornou um dos principais eventos da cooperação internacional britânica.

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Militante brasilera gana Premio Internacional de Derechos Humanos

La periodista brasilera Rosangela Berman Bieler, directora del Instituto Inter-Americano sobre Discapacidad y Desarrollo Inclusivo, recibirá el día 5 de Diciembre en Londres, Inglaterra, el Premio de Derechos Humanos del Servicio Internacional en la categoría de Defensa de los Derechos Humanos de las Personas con Discapacidad. La ceremonia de entrega se realizará en la Cámara de Diputados del Parlamento Ingles (House of Commons).

Rosangela Berman Bieler fue premiada en reconocimiento a 30 años de luchas conducidas junto a miles de latino-americanos con discapacidad en la afirmación de una sociedad inclusiva que promueva el respeto a la diversidad, la inclusion, la equiparacion de oportunidades, la vida independente e la autonomia personal.

"En ocasion de la aprovacion histórica de la Convencion de la ONU por los derechos de las personas con discapacidad", declaro Matthew Snell, jefe ejecutivo del Servicio International, la agencia de cooperacion britanica promotora del premio, "reconocemos la gran importancia de la inclusion en el área de la discapacidad asociada a los grandes temas de derechos humanos en la actualidad".

Para mas informaciones, contacte al representante de Servicio Internacional en Brasil, Luca Sinesi: luca at isbrasil.org.br

Sitio Web: www.internationalservice.org.uk

<http://www.internationalservice.org.uk/> Premio de Derechos Humanos del Servicio Internacional El primer Premio fue realizado en 2003 para celebrar los 50 años de actividades del  Servicio Internacional. Desde entonces, la ceremonia se convirtió en uno de los principales eventos de la cooperación internacional británica.

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