Performing/Informing Rights: Mixing Inclusive Dance and Human Rights Education for Disabled People in Sri Lanka and Nepal

Lars Waldorf; Helena Ulrike Marambio; Hetty Blades

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Performing/Informing Rights: Mixing Inclusive Dance and Human Rights Education for Disabled People in Sri Lanka and Nepal

Lars Waldorf^*, Helena Ulrike Marambio, Hetty Blades

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Abstract

Over several years, the German/Sri Lankan NGO VisAbility has been pioneering a mix of inclusive dance with rights education and advocacy to empower persons with conflict-related, physical impairments, first in Sri Lanka and, more recently, in Nepal. This article captures both the benefits and challenges of using dance for more transformative human rights education in informal settings.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	748-762
Number of pages	15
Journal	Journal of Human Rights Practice
Volume	15
Issue number	3
Early online date	1 Nov 2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/jhuman/huad054
Publication status	Published - 30 Jan 2024
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

dance
disability
human rights education
Nepal
Right to Information
Sri Lanka

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