Tuesday, 4 December 2012

Breaking News 66: Voice of America: US Fails to Ratify Convention on the Disabled

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Voice of America: US Fails to Ratify Convention on the Disabled
Dec 5th 2012, 00:12

Voice of America
Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
US Fails to Ratify Convention on the Disabled
Dec 4th 2012, 23:08

The U.S. Senate has voted down a United Nations treaty that supporters say is intended to safeguard the rights and improve the treatment of disabled people around the world.  The Senate did not muster the two-thirds majority needed to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which was signed by former President George W. Bush. Tuesday's vote of 61-to-38 followed two hours of passionate floor debate. Democratic Senator John Kerry urged his colleagues to back the ...

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