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NGO Voice Podcast

Our goal is to provide timely multi-media news reporting that highlights U.N. activity in the area of Human Rights as they relate to Catholic Social Teaching. The mainstream media doesn't always give the complete story. Using the technology of the Internet we bring you the "Good" stories in their entirety.

  1. 22/06/2006

    Pat Buckley from SPUC on Final UN Human Rights Commission

    Pat Buckley from the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child (SPUC) discusses the transition from the final UN Commission on Human Rights to the newly-formed Human Rights Council. Katie Sofio reports from Geneva, Switzerland, March 22, 2006. (3:13, 1.47 mb)

    3 min

  2. 26/01/2006

    Ugandan Delegate to the UN Disabilities Convention

    NGOVoice spoke with Christine Mulindwa-Matuvo about Uganda's position on the contentious language that speaks of "Sexual and Reproductive Services". Ms Mulindwa-Matuvo's comments show the wide gap in understanding of the motive and meaning of such language in international law. (3:13, 2.95 mb)

    3 min

  3. 26/01/2006

    Living with Disabilities - Franciscan University Student and Disabilities Activist

    The debate over including language that acknowledges nutrition and hydration as a basic need and not medical care is central to the issue of quality of life in promoting euthenasia around the world. Listen to Andrea Vrchota, a Franciscan University student who made an inrevention at the Disabilities Conference on behalf of the Society of Catholic Social Scientists,, as she tells the story of her lifelong struggle with Cerebral Palsey and the stigma that accompanies it. (4:33, 4.17 mb)

    5 min

  4. 26/01/2006

    Society of Catholic Social Scientists Intervention at UN Disabilities Conference

    Andrea Vrchota, a Franciscan University of Steubenville student, made an impassioned plea during her intervention to stop the practice of witholding nutrition and hydration as a way of ending the lives of disabled persons on "Quality of Life" grounds.(1:39, 1.51 mb)

    2 min

  5. 26/01/2006

    Founders of Inclusion International

    In much of the world the only life ahead for a person with intellectual disabilities is within an institution. NGOVoice spoke to a mother and her daughter, born with Down Syndrome, who are working to change that practice through their organization "Inclusion International". (3:23, 3.1 mb)

    3 min

  6. 26/01/2006

    Qatar Delegate to the United Nations

    The country of Qatar has been instrumental in promoting the agenda of the Culture of Life at the Convention. Listen as NGOVoice reporter Maria Scarnecchia speaks to Abdulla Ahmad Al-Sada, the UN delegate from Qatar to the Disabilities Convention. (2:40, 2.45 MB)

    3 min

  7. 09/08/2005

    UN Youth Assembly - Women's Rights Advocacy

    The 2nd United Nations Youth Assembly was held at UN headquarters in New York the first week of August, 2005. One of the breakout sessions was sponsored by MADRE, a women's rights advocacy group. Some of the views presented are contrary to Catholic Church teaching. Emily Bissonnette reports. (5:39, 2.6 MB)

    6 min

  8. 09/08/2005

    United Nations Convention on Persons With Disabilities - Week 1 Report

    Catholic NGO Voice reports from New York on the United Nations Sixth Convention on Persons with Disabilities. This August 5, 2005, report highlights the rights of children with disabilities. Reported by Emily Bissonnette. (4-1/2 minutes, 2 MB)

    4 min
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Our goal is to provide timely multi-media news reporting that highlights U.N. activity in the area of Human Rights as they relate to Catholic Social Teaching. The mainstream media doesn't always give the complete story. Using the technology of the Internet we bring you the "Good" stories in their entirety.

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  • Creator
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  • Years Active
    2005 - 2006
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2005 - 2015 ISHRI
  • Show Website
    NGO Voice

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