Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) Submission
to the United Nations Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review of May 2013

Date:  Oct. 9, 2012

Introduction

1. The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD), a representative, democratic voice of Canadians with disabilities is pleased to provide a submission to the Human Rights Council of the United Nations in relation to its May 2013 Universal Periodic Review of Canada’s human rights record. 

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