<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto">Not strictly related to blindness, but Of possible interest.<div><br></div><div><br><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">From:</b><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"> Yuki Nishimura <nishimy@hrw.org></span><div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 17, 2023 9:47 AM<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Angela Deane <deanea@hrw.org>; Keya Katariya <katarik@hrw.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> HRW | Invitation for August 29th Virtual Conversation #BreakTheChains with Kriti Sharma</font>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin-bottom:8pt"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">Dear Friends,</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin-bottom:8pt"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">We are delighted to invite you to our August 29</span><sup><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 6.5pt; font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">th</span></sup><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(32, 56, 100);"><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span>virtual
conversation, #BreaktheChains with Kriti Sharma (</span><a href="https://www.paperlesspost.com/go/VD5nKrpfmd99MwUn1rW6K" data-auth="VerificationFailed" originalsrc="https://www.paperlesspost.com/go/VD5nKrpfmd99MwUn1rW6K" shash="SIgTiqS8H/tT9bX0HC+4rm7NVbg5Z8lWJKtOwQELyF5Ct3yXy83HDzS0xAhOK6dzMmUyLP++5XuxQueROu3029e57KSsJ5kypseG6jWMWYZRJmuHr3DKJxWi2f2kryh2eEmn1Y4R9VPPgckghnfMhc9vY50qRvknoVr132IkC94=" shape="rect" title="Original URL: https://www.paperlesspost.com/go/VD5nKrpfmd99MwUn1rW6K. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-linkindex="0" id="OWAc9709c78-2967-5877-a38a-bfedf3e918a8" class="x_OWAAutoLink x_ContentPasted0" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">RSVP
here</span></a><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">), which is being held in advance of our Disability Rights Division’s 10-year anniversary celebration later this year.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin-bottom:8pt"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">The discussion will take place at 9am PT on Zoom and will feature<span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span></span><a href="https://www.hrw.org/about/people/kriti-sharma" data-auth="VerificationFailed" originalsrc="https://www.hrw.org/about/people/kriti-sharma" shash="RmC8d96y91oUhPLQ8JNGfJ1lID2L97ShytA5/9xFhwmeTlljp6A9sVyzxEsJMws7Mcn9dAGyG8rWm4x9ot1U76/qnqJUuiaCI9ld7XGjwtPNQRoEOKbFhI04PLCh4lwN8HYF++wi2ezQLtJEW754poi5iijuwj5GxiUTf9i7EHI=" shape="rect" title="Original URL: https://www.hrw.org/about/people/kriti-sharma. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-linkindex="1" id="OWA6506c9de-8171-94e3-5977-6153992f2957" class="x_OWAAutoLink x_ContentPasted0" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">Kriti
Sharma</span></a><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">, one of our immensely talented researchers in the Disability Rights Division. Kriti’s research focuses on human rights
abuses towards persons with disabilities all over the world, and her briefing will delve into the practice of shackling persons with intellectual disabilities, a topic she addressed in her</span><a href="https://www.hrw.org/report/2020/10/06/living-chains/shackling-people-psychosocial-disabilities-worldwide" data-auth="VerificationFailed" originalsrc="https://www.hrw.org/report/2020/10/06/living-chains/shackling-people-psychosocial-disabilities-worldwide" shash="WR9d/sXuuCd2VueMi0lJ5tSUUWJEDn02Sn7wCsYXxWKbhQpxAe8namiqvBTIDUNV0tTh93ui/7AhdYOwyaNy54XIJmUd4feE/Bx0tFxADuigXGpzNkuUCADsc7CANp5X5S6oxuOxcQNbnwxZ6ahzcfXAclkG9oeRtSyidmGJPqQ=" shape="rect" title="Original URL: https://www.hrw.org/report/2020/10/06/living-chains/shackling-people-psychosocial-disabilities-worldwide. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-linkindex="2" id="OWA23578e0d-674a-555b-9089-13bceedcc8f3" class="x_OWAAutoLink x_ContentPasted0" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin:0px; text-decoration:none"><span> </span></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">report</span></a><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: black;">,<span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span></span><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">“Living
in Chains: Shackling of People With Psychosocial Disabilities Worldwide.” The research she conducted helped to launch the campaign</span><a href="https://www.hrw.org/BreakTheChains" data-auth="VerificationFailed" originalsrc="https://www.hrw.org/BreakTheChains" shash="lJiaTSBruJqCotBJIkGfb1X54RrmZwHAt7O7x0Xd96UTt5ccpI0+i7GUscUOnbaXxXVMBmO8u7UeLAhqWhzZfkWwNH6CHeM/rOUiObGdeE2I8vgd9HSTncS75u0bZiC0r0uqpB8nJHtqHcRWA5UjoPvqFNeLhmKj4XFsOcHUAJY=" shape="rect" title="Original URL: https://www.hrw.org/BreakTheChains. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-linkindex="3" id="OWA921cfcd8-70e1-0592-2da5-3c19b4e46fdb" class="x_OWAAutoLink x_ContentPasted0" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(32, 56, 100);"><span> </span></span><span style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">#BreakTheChains</span></a><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">,
which is committed to putting a stop to the dehumanizing practice of shackling once and for all.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin-bottom:8pt"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">This conversation will be an incredible opportunity to hear about the latest
updates and impact from this crucial work. We will also have two additional sessions as the anniversary event approaches that will feature our other amazing DRD researchers:</span></p>
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<li style="color: rgb(32, 56, 100);"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; margin:0px">Carlos Ríos Espinosa, who will be speaking about violence against women with disabilities on September 27</span><sup><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:6.5pt; font-family:sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; margin:0px">th</span></sup><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; margin:0px"><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span>at
12pm PT (<a href="https://pp.events/aaVA5L6d" data-auth="VerificationFailed" originalsrc="https://pp.events/aaVA5L6d" shash="c5vAyVLOt61UsioYnS/1o3sEUDT+0x/KSRxH7Qq5Qjx+GPmlbPQOW/8FwSBAZTva4eWxTDgWc7qcQQ0dyzAg7QpHBecG0izV2lduNERjYu2AY2d+hkTLXqWowxKvqQErUirD7S9yvjjC8ILsW2ORJxeRm7dOqDvnZCzNtFyvCBU=" shape="rect" title="Original URL: https://pp.events/aaVA5L6d. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-linkindex="4" id="OWA8d82e57c-5eb9-91a4-3f06-d5e9fca3fe78" class="x_OWAAutoLink x_ContentPasted0" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">RSVP
here</span></a>)</span></li><li style="margin-bottom: 8pt; color: rgb(32, 56, 100);"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; margin:0px">Emina Ćerimović, who will be speaking about children with disabilities and climate change on October 24</span><sup><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size:6.5pt; font-family:sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; margin:0px">th</span></sup><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family:sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont; margin:0px"><span class="x_ContentPasted0"> </span>at
5pm PT (<a href="https://pp.events/aaenlyDN" data-auth="VerificationFailed" originalsrc="https://pp.events/aaenlyDN" shash="MtH22laV6dK9fZstxTemQselj/Gk2VBP5faFeLHgs4djeTrruim3ePAJjr+umVxMFRpsThUsW4djC7gJkb3AO4u/5ftsyO/ZcY45S4+er45BXnbmAuuP9ZuFezgve+G/uo6YICcevb8nRecgeNzl3Qhe9PSVy2kr79zjKG50SUk=" shape="rect" title="Original URL: https://pp.events/aaenlyDN. Click or tap if you trust this link." data-linkindex="5" id="OWAebc6e2f9-1b0e-df9a-0177-d80cd1a57ba3" class="x_OWAAutoLink x_ContentPasted0" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin:0px"><span style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">RSVP
here</span></a>)</span></li></ul>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin-bottom:8pt"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">Also on November 2</span><sup><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-size: 6.5pt; font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">nd</span></sup><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">,
we are hosting our 10-year anniversary celebration event for HRW’s Disability Rights Division at the Sheraton Palo Alto. For more information on this event, please feel free to reach out to Yuki Nishimura (</span><a href="mailto:nishimy@hrw.org" shape="rect" data-linkindex="6" id="OWA54ad7806-6b3c-6220-248c-a48bbc73e486" class="x_OWAAutoLink x_ContentPasted0" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="margin:0px"><span style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">nishimy@hrw.org</span></a><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">).
We greatly look forward to having you attend!</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin-bottom:8pt"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">Please feel free to share the below invitation with your friends and family.</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin-bottom:8pt"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">Warm regards,</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">Human Rights Watch Silicon Valley Team</span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;margin-bottom:8pt"><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(32, 56, 100);">Keya and Yuki</span></p>
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<b><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">#BreaktheChains with Kriti Sharma<br class="x_ContentPasted0">
</span></b><span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 112, 192);">Tuesday, August 29<sup class="x_ContentPasted0">th</sup>, 9am PT<span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="margin:0px"> </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(0, 112, 192);"><br class="x_ContentPasted0">
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<span class="x_ContentPasted0" style="font-family: sans-serif, serif, EmojiFont; margin: 0px; color: rgb(32, 56, 100); background-color: white;">Please join us for our first virtual briefing, #BreaktheChains with Kriti Sharma, which will feature a discussion
with Disability Rights Division researcher Kriti Sharma on the topic of shackling persons with intellectual disabilities.</span></p>
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