KUALA LUMPUR Aug 20 (NNN-Bernama) — The Kuala Lumpur (KL) Tower was among the iconic landmarks around the world lit in purple last night, in conjunction with the launch of WeThe15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
WeThe15 is a new human rights movement which represents 1.2 billion persons with disabilities, or 15 per cent of the world\u2019s population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The campaign, launched ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, is aimed at ending discrimination towards persons with disabilities and acting as a global movement publicly campaigning for disability visibility, inclusion and accessibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Paralympic Council of Malaysia (PCM), in a statement, said the movement brings together the biggest coalition ever of international organisations from the worlds of sport, human rights, policy, business, arts, and entertainment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKL Tower was one of over 115 iconic landmarks, spanning multiple countries and time-zones, to light up the international colour of disability, purple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe global light up was to celebrate the launch of WeThe15, which aspires to be the biggest ever human rights movement to represent persons with disabilities,\u201d according to PCM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other landmarks illuminated included Tokyo\u2019s Skytree and Rainbow Bridge, Geneva\u2019s Jet d\u2019Eau, Moscow\u2019s Ostankino Tower, Rome\u2019s Coliseum, the London Eye and the Niagara Falls spanning Canada and the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Further information about WeThe15 can be found on its website, www.WeThe15.org, as well as its social media accounts with the handle @WeThe15 on Instagram and Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will be held from Aug 24 to Sept 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
— NNN-BERNAMA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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