NHRC, INDIA ORGANIZED A MEETING OF THE CORE GROUP IN HYBRID MODE ON 'RECOGNIZING PROGRESSIVE DISABILITIES - ADOPTING A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO DISABILITY RIGHTS'

India, Feb. 17 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India organised a core group meeting in hybrid mode on 'Recognizing progressive disabilities- Adopting a holistic approach to disability rights' in New Delhi today. It was chaired by NHRC, India Chairperson, Justice Shri V Ramasubramanian in the presence of Member, Justice (Dr) Bidyut Ranjan Sarangi, Secretary General, Shri Bharat Lal, Shri Rajesh Aggrawal, Secretary, Dept. of Empowerment of Persons with Disability, other senior officers from the government and NHRC, domain experts and medical professionals.

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Justice Ramasubramanian noted that it took 30 years for the world to adopt a human rights approach to disab...