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Report on the National Conference on Access to Justice and Legal Capacity: Strategies for Implementing the CRPD, held in Costa Rica
RI is pleased to announce that it has just completed its national conference, on Access to Justice and Legal Capacity: Strategies for Implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities, held in San Jose, Costa Rica from 18-20 May 2010. The three-day activity dedicated the first day to bringing together persons with disabilities and DPO leaders in order to present a forum for networking, capacity building, strategic planning, and creating cohesion within the movement for implementing the CRPD in Costa Rica. At the opening of the event RI Secretary General Venus Ilagan spoke of the ...
Report on the National Conference on Access to Justice and Legal Capacity: Strategies for Implementing the CRPD, held in Mexico City
RI is excited to announce that the GAC Phase II National Seminar in Mexico City, Mexico has just taken place on the 10th and 11th of June. RI would like to give special thanks and recognition to the Open Society Institute whose support and dedication have made this Seminar possible. RI would also like to thank our participants, speakers and lawyers, whose time and effort made this National Seminar a significant event in Mexico's path to implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Read more
Press release: Second Session of the Open-ended Working Group on Strengthening the Protection of Human Rights of Older Persons
RI Co-organized Side Event on Key Issues in the Rights of Older Persons: Disability Rights, Access to Palliative Care, and Lessons from the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) August 1, 2011 United Nations Headquarters NY: The Open-ended Working Group on Strengthening the Protection of Human Rights of Older Persons began sessions on Monday Aug. 1 and will commence on Thursday Aug. 4th. On Monday RI attended the sessions of the working group and co-organized a side event, with Human Rights Watch, Lifecourse Institute, National University of Ireland Galway, and Mental Disability... [Read more]
Press Release: DESA Briefing Seminar Series: Disability and Economics: The Nexus Between Disability, Education and Employment
July 1, 2011 United Nations (UN) Headquarters NY: The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) held a panel discussion on the relationship between disability, education and employment. Based on findings from recent studies in North America and Asia, the panelists highlighted the moral and social imperatives of including persons with disabilities in the labor market, as well as how it makes good economics to do so. The discussion emphasized the interdependence of disability, education and employment, and pointed out how the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)... [Read more]
Press Release: High Commissioner for Human Rights Annual Report 2010
New York, NY (United Nations): The High Commissioner for Human Rights has published the Annual Report for 2010 which is available at the following link: http://www2.ohchr.org/english/ohchrreport2010/web_version/ohchr_report2010_web/index.html#/home The report discusses disability under Chapter 3 – Thematic Priorities, Discrimination section, and offers examples of good practices on the rights of persons with disabilities (PWD) from the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR). The report goes on to discuss the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD); justice... [Read more]
Press release: Sports, Disability and Development – Key to Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities and Their Communities
On June 27, 2011 RI attended the Lunch Event on Sports, Disability and Development- Key to Empowering Persons with Disabilities and Their Communities at the United Nations. This event highlighted the important role of sport as a tool for empowerment and inclusion of persons with disabilities (PWDs). During the event the report on Harnessing the Power of Sport for Development and Peace: Recommendations for Governments put out by the Sport for Development & Peace International Working Group was made available. This report specifically addresses the topic of sports and PWDs in Chapter 5 and can... [Read more]
Oslo Conference on Disability in Conflicts and Emergencies, May 30-31, 2011
The conference explored how states and international organizations may address the inclusion of persons with disabilities in emergency responses in practice. Persons with disabilities are particularly vulnerable to disasters and crises, both on account of disability and poverty; yet they are often ignored or excluded at all levels of disaster preparedness, mitigation and intervention. More than half a billion people with disabilities live in countries often affected by conflicts and natural disasters. The conference was hosted by the Norwegian disability umbrella organization, The Atlas Alliance,... [Read more]
Situation in Japan as of 11:00 am March 31 by Hiroshi Kawamura
Dear all: I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your continuing support and encouragement. In particular, I would like to thank the call for support initiated by Stephen King, RNIB, and the DAISY Consortium for dissemination of accessible survival information in DAISY format for persons with print disabilities and wider community at risk. http://www.daisy.org/daisy-news#newsitem916 Our emergency rescue work in 440 square kilometers earthquake-tsunami hit zone still continues. More than 170,000 people are living in 2,000 shelters there. Many evacuees are welcomed by hosts across... [Read more]
Two ways people can give to Japanese disability community affected by earthquake
All proceeds go directly to DPI-Japan for the Relief Headquarters for Persons with Disabilities of Tohoku-Kanto Great Earthquake. The Relief Headquarters is working to ensure that people with disabilities in Japan receive essential services they need—instead of being left behind by mainstream relief efforts. To give via credit card, you can visit http://www.j-payment.co.jp/lan/bokin/dpien.html?1 To give via bank transfer, you can visit http://dpi.cocolog-nifty.com/en/2011/03/we-need-your-su.html The Relief Headquarters has information on their services in English at http://dpi.cocolog-nifty.com/en/ They... [Read more]
Announcement from Relief Headquarters for Persons with Disabilities of Tohoku-Kanto Great Earthquake
As for this great earthquake, enormous damages have been reported by the minute. Under the emergency circumstances, persons with disabilities are facing many challenges if they can evacuate from dangers and find accessible shelters with adequate supports to meet their basic needs. To provide necessary supports for persons with disabilities urgently and continuously, we establish the “Relief Headquarters for Persons with Disabilities of Tohoku-Kanto Great Earthquake“. For the full report click here Read More →
Unlimited Challenge to the World, 8th International Abilympics Seoul 2011
Unlimited Challenge to the World, 8th International Abilympics Seoul 2011 Dear RI members, The best festival of the persons with disabilities in the world, International Abiliympics will be held at Seoul in September of 2011. Abilympics is the international skills contest for persons with disabilities and it was held first in 1981 to commemorate ‘”The United Nations’ Year of International Disabled Persons”. For the contest which already greets for 8th IA, skilled persons with the disabilities and other participants from 50 various countries are expected to participate.... [Read more]
Report from Japan as of 6:00 am on 24th March 2011
Message from Hiroshi Kawamura in Tokyo, President of the DAISY Consortium “Thank you very much for your encouraging support for our combat against disasters in Japan. Our very difficult struggle against 4 monstrous nuclear reactors is still going on with potential “meltdown” risk which might trigger a global crisis. Good news is the reconstruction of the electric power supply for the Nuclear Plant. While cooling down the core unit by ad-hoc water supply by hyper fire brigade, etc. is successful, the whole cooling system for 6 reactors is going to be reassembled within next few... [Read more]
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