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Port-au-Prince (Haiti), Jun 27 (EFE) .- Hundreds of Haitians with disabilities have survived since June 20 in inhumane conditions in a communal school in Pétion-Ville, in the capital, devoid of basic social services such as water, hygiene and food.FOOTAGE FROM THE STREETS IN PORT AU PRINCESOUNDBITES FROM SAMUEL JEAN AND PHILOGNE GESNER, BLIND PEOPLEJean: When we got here, there was dust everywhere. So far the space is dirty. We are packed like sardines to sleep on. This is our situation here. For me, the state does not exist, "said the blind man, well known in areas of Port-au-Prince for the song he uses when he begs for alms.These refugees with special needs spent several days in the courtyard of St. Yves Parish before being brought to this school by the Office of the Secretary of State for the Integration of Persons with Disabilities.HOW DID THEY GET THERE?"It was an event that happened that made us be here today. Our house was consumed by fire. We have nowhere to sleep. In this school we have come to take refuge," continued Samuel Jean.Gesner: This is a criminal action that we deplore. That is why we demand justice and reparation. Because we are vulnerable people," said Philogène Gesner, who heads an organization that defends the rights of the disabled.This is at least the second time that the camp, located in a precarious area of the capital, has been burned. This time, people accuse the National Police. Because of this, Gesner wonders if they are acting criminally to exterminate the disabled."It is an arson. The camp was set on fire by the specialized unit (of the Police) called CIMO on the pretext that the place was a hiding place for bandits. Without any professionalism, they decided to burn the space," complained the activist.
Lima, Mar 25 (EFE) .- A mixture of pride and nostalgia invades Dorcas Guillermo when she recalls the lengthy consultation and awareness-raising process that in 2012 culminated in the approval of the current law in Peru for people with disabilities, the same as now it could be relieved by a new and widely rejected ruling.FOOTAGE OF THE PROTEST IN PERU
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Beirut (Lebanon), Dec 10 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Wael Hamzeh).- A group of people with physical disabilities marched on Thursday in Beirut to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. FOOTAGE OF THE MARCH.
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