UN CRDP Report Consultation Event – what do we want to tell the United Nations Disability Committee?
BSL and speech to text provided
Date: 13 November 2021
Time: 2 – 4pm
Location: via zoom – see below for registration details
Since its adoption by the UN General Assembly on 13 December 2006, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Disabled People (CRDP) has been a major global catalyst for the progression of disabled people’s rights.
The CRDP became one of the most quickly supported international human rights treaties in history and it now has 163 signatories. Governments who ratify the CRDP agree to be examined every few years to check how far the rights of Deaf and Disabled people set out in the treaty are being fulfilled. Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations (DPPOs) play a key role in the examination process, submitting “shadow” reports to the UN Committee responsible for the CRPD.
This event will give an over-view of the CRDP and the shadow reporting process. Participants will also help shape the next shadow report as DDPOs prepare for the next examination of the UK under the CRDP.
There will be workshops on the social security system, independent living and social care, housing, participation in politics and public life, accessible information and communication support, accessible transport, disabled people’s right to life and good health, the right to good work, mental health services, and disability hate crime.
Registration details: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rescheduled-un-crdp-online-capacity-building-and-consultation-event-tickets-202450102707
