On 24 June 2026, Puggy Hicks, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, addressed the Human Rights Council at its 62nd session in Geneva on moves that have been made to advan...
COSP19
Matters related to the implementation of the Convention: Roundtable 2. Resilient societies: strengthening care and support systems to ensure the empowerment, autonomy and independence of al...
In this episode of the Social Inclusion Series*, we explore how social protection systems can support greater inclusion for persons with disabilities across the Asia-Pacific region. Most of them fa...
Salud y discapacidad 👨🦼
Para muchas personas con discapacidad ir al centro de salud o al hospital sigue siendo una auténtica odisea: no hablamos solo de barrerar arquitectónicas, también hablamos.
Episode 7 - Disability Justice, Belonging, and Local Leadership with Mayor Adena Ishii
In this episode of The Independent, host Dr. Victor Pineda sits down with Mayor Adena Ishii of Berkeley to explore what it means to lead a city through the lens of disability justice, belonging, an...
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the landmark treaty that transformed the global understanding of disability, from a charity...
The rights of persons with disabilities in Kenya
During Day 8 of the 87th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), Commissioner Hon. Marie Louise Abomo raised critical questions concerning the rights of per...
Participation and representation of persons with disabilities in public and political life in Kenya
At the 87th Ordinary Session of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), important concerns were raised regarding the participation and representation of persons with disabiliti...
"The Kafala System Disables Workers. International Disability Law Can Hold Saudi Arabia Accountable (https://www.justsecurity.org/139271/kafala-system-disability-law/) " by Lindsay M. Harris
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People with disabilitie
In armed conflict-affected areas, danger isn’t always visible or audible.
For people with disabilities, the threats they cannot see, hear, or understand can be the most life-threatening.
Parties...
Good policies matter, but without the capacity to implement them, they rarely deliver real results.
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Episode 6 - Reframing Disability, Leadership & Innovation Through a Broader Lens
In this episode of The Independent, host Dr. Victor Pineda speaks with Jonathan Kaufman - founder of J Kaufman Consulting, licensed psychotherapist, executive coach, and thought leader working at t...
This session explores how to make cash and voucher assistance (CVA) more inclusive of persons with disabilities and older people. It supports practitioners with practical, evidence-based approaches...
4. Nada de lo dispuesto en la presente Convención afectará a las disposiciones que puedan facilitar, en mayor medida, el ejercicio de los derechos de las personas con discapacidad y que puedan figu...
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Obligaciones generales 1.
Los Estados Partes se comprometen a asegurar y promover el pleno ejercicio de todos los derechos humanos y las libertades fundamentales de las personas con d...
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Definiciones
A los fines de la presente Convención: La “comunicación” incluirá los lenguajes, la visualización de textos, el Braille, la comunicación táctil, los macrotipos, los dispos...
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Propósito
El propósito de la presente Convención es promover, proteger y asegurar el goce pleno y en condiciones de igualdad de todos los derechos humanos y libertades fundamentales po...
Disability is very much part of the human experience, with an estimated 16% of the world’s population experiencing significant disability. Despite this, people with disabilities often remain exclud...
Dr. Aditi Panda, Disability and Gender Expert sharing how biological processes and changes in a body happen for all, be it adolescents with disabilities.
Climate Resilience for All: Strengthening Disability-Inclusive Climate Action in Africa (webinar)
Climate change is deepening social inequalities across Africa, disproportionately affecting women, youth, older persons, informal settlement dwellers, and persons with disabilities (PWD). Disabilit...