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Editorials and reflections by DPI leaders on the disability-rights movement.

A national demonstration of people with disabilities in Kyiv, September 2018.
Editorials

We Want Dialogue, Not War!

Dialogue is the solution, not war. DPI reiterates that the best way to protect human rights is to negotiate with all stakeholders.

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Composite photograph of DPI members from several regions.
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Be a hummingbird, make your part

For the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2018, DPI calls on States parties to refer to the CRPD in every ministry and every decision.

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Portrait of Kalle Könkkölä, DPI Chairperson 1993–1998.
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Our leader Kalle Könkkölä (1950–2018)

DPI mourns Kalle Könkkölä of Finland, who chaired DPI from 1993 to 1998 and worked all his life for the reunification of the movement.

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