Brussels, 30/03/2007 (Agence Europe) - The EU signed the new United Nations treaty on the rights of disabled people on the first day open for signature in New York on Friday. It is the first time that the EU has signed a core UN human rights convention, the Commission explains in a press release. This convention aims to guarantee that disabled people enjoy the same human rights and fundamental freedoms as others. It will guarantee protection to 50 million EU citizens and 650 million disabled...