Genocide & Gaza's Disabled
National Platform For The Rights of the Disabled
Even while there is growing awareness and protests against the genocide being witnessed in Gaza, there is very little attention focussed on the myraid issues that the disabled face in situations of conflict and genocide. Added to it is the fact that such conflicts also contribute to increasing the number of disabled in a big manner.
In an attempt to draw attention to these issues, a meeting is being organised jointly by the National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled and the Jan Swasthya Abhiyan in Delhi. The NPRD has been conducting meetings in various parts of the country and this meeting is part of that effort.
Genocide & Gaza’s Disabled
September 28, 2025, 3.00 to 5.00 p.m.
Speakers:
1. “The Palestine Question - Overview & Background”: Ambassador of Palestine to India, H/E. Abdullah Abu Shawesh - in person
2. “Doubly Disabled in Gaza”: Haitham Nahed Al Saqqa, Palestinian Disability Activist – online from Gaza
3. “Genocide & Escalating Mental Trauma”: Razan Saqqa, Mental Health Professional - online from Gaza
4. “Denial of Health & Rehabilitation Services”: Ziad Amro, President, Palestinian Association of Persons with Visual Impairment– online from West Bank
5. “Children During Conflict”: Radhika Alkazi, Founder Astha – in person
6. “Collaborators in Genocide”: Vijay Prashad, Executive Director, Tricontinental Institute for Social Research – online from Paris
7. “India’s Disability Movement & Palestine”: Dr. Vijay K Tiwari, Assistant Professor (Law), The West Bengal University of Juridical Sciences – online from Kolkata
Muralidharan, GS of National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled
& Jyotsna Singh, Jan Swasthya Abhiyan to conduct the proceedings
Venue: Lecture Hall, Harkishan Singh Surjeet Bhawan, Near Mata Sundari College, Opp: CAG Office, Indrajit Gupta Marg,, New Delhi
For Those Using the Metro:
• ITO, Gate No. 2 is the nearest – minimum 10 minutes walk
• ITO, Gate No. 3 for those who want to take e-rickshaw or Autorickshaw
Those in Delhi are requested to join in person.
For the benefit of the others it will be livestreamed over FB and YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/live/haz-aes4Dcw?si=s0hR9CrA5ePSN2oG
https://www.facebook.com/share/17D5w2HjBC/
National Platform for the Rights of the Disabled (NPRD)
Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA)
