Panelist of lawyers and experts speak at the RightsNow! Seminar on Access to Justice in Guadalajara Mexico 2018
State governments and civil society can play an important role in holding bilateral and multilateral international development agencies accountable for disability inclusion in their projects
A disability rights advocate in Sri Lanka presents recommendations for the constitution to the drafting body
Inclusive constitutions provide the basis for DPOs to advocate for the implementation and enforcement of their rights. The process of writing the constitution is a valuable opportunity for DPOs to engage their government on disability rights
Activistas discapacitados que defienden directamente a los representantes del gobierno en Lima para un mayor acceso.
¿De qué manera el acceso a la justicia se relaciona con el logro de los derechos humanos para las personas con discapacidad? ¿De qué manera se puede mejorar el acceso a la justicia para las personas con discapacidad?
Linh, a Deaf delegate from Vietnam, speaks in sign language during a week-long training for disability rights leaders and policy makers from all six RightsNow! countries held in Washington DC in 2016
In my country, Sign Language interpreters are not certified. However, we are beginning to develop a certification program. What recommendations and U.S. laws do you have for us to consider as we begin this process?
RightsNow! Armenia participants vote on their priorities for a disability rights policy platform in January 2017. A policy platform may include recommendations on whether or not to adopt an employment or legislative quota
Quotas can increase access to political decision-making processes, empowering people with disabilities to be leaders in their communities, but are not supported by all disability rights advocates
Portada de La Protección de Derechos antes del Sistema Interamericano: Un Manual para Defensores y Activistas.
Cómo encarar los derechos de niñas y mujeres indígenas con discapacidad por toda Latinoamérica recurriendo al Sistema Interamericano de Derechos Humanos haciendo referencia a tratados regionales e internacionales sobre derechos humanos.
Portada del Manual para Legisladores sobre la Convención Internacional sobre los Derechos de Personas con Discapacidad.
Ofrece orientación a legisladores sobre cómo se ratifica, implementa y monitorea la CDPD y cómo pueden los legisladores revisar la legislación de su país para hacerla más consistente con la CDPD.