In 2016, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimated that there were 22.5 million refugees and 65.6 million forcibly displaced persons. This is the highest population of global refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) on record, and it is likely that the number will increase due to conflict and natural disasters. Women’s Refugee… Continue reading Ensuring Access of Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) with Disabilities to Political Life
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USICD: White Paper on Stakeholders’ Understanding and Monitoring of CRPD Article 32
A recently published White Paper by the U.S. International Council on Disabilities (USICD) on Stakeholders’ Understanding and Monitoring of the Implementation of CRPD Article 32, provides important recommendations to better hold international agencies and States accountable to making international cooperation initiatives and programs both inclusive and accessible to persons with disabilities. Article 32 of the… Continue reading USICD: White Paper on Stakeholders’ Understanding and Monitoring of CRPD Article 32
Women Enabled International accountABILITY Toolkit
Women Enabled International’s accountABILITY Toolkit can guide women with disabilities and organizations working on their behalf in using available UN human rights mechanisms to protect their human rights. Bringing the voices and experiences of women and girls with disabilities to the UN human rights system is essential in holding States accountable for their human rights obligations and… Continue reading Women Enabled International accountABILITY Toolkit
¿Encuentro entre dos mundos?
Durante más de ocho años fungí como coordinadora de área de una asociación civil dedicada a la promoción, difusión y defensa de derechos humanos en temas específicos, entre ellos, la igualdad y no discriminación de grupos en situaciones de alta vulnerabilidad en México, a través de estudios de investigación y acciones de incidencia en políticas… Continue reading ¿Encuentro entre dos mundos?
Guatemala and the CRPD
History of Guatemala and the CRPD Guatemala ratified the CRPD and Optional Protocol in April 2009. Guatemala’s disability law is from 1996 and therefore predates the country’s ratification of the CRPD. As of March 2017, Guatemala is in the process of finalizing a new law on disability which will replace the 1996 Law on the… Continue reading Guatemala and the CRPD
Peru and the CRPD
Peru and the history of the CRPD Peru was the first Latin American country to ratify the CRPD, which it did in December 2007. Peru was the 15th country to ratify the CRPD and the 9th country to ratify the accompanying Optional Protocol. A DPO coalition in Peru, led by CONFENADIP (the National Confederation on… Continue reading Peru and the CRPD
Disability Rights Materials Online
Global Disability Rights Now! is a comprehensive resource center led by a coalition of organizations funded by the U.S. Department of State that provides information, tools, and best practices to implement and enforce laws and policies to protect the rights of people with disabilities. Content is available in English, Armenian, Spanish, and Vietnamese. DREDF’s International Disability… Continue reading Disability Rights Materials Online
Inclusive Voter Education
Voter education initiatives try to reach all citizens to make the election process inclusive of everyone. Messages about elections need to be shared with people with disabilities and they also provide an opportunity to provide positive support to disability rights. The voter education efforts described below provide good examples of how governments and organizations can… Continue reading Inclusive Voter Education
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Using the Inter-American Human Rights System
Introduction Indigenous women and girls with disabilities face marginalization, discrimination, and exclusion on the basis of their indigenous identity, their gender, and their disability status. Protecting their human rights may require both domestic advocacy (within your country) and also regional or international advocacy. In North, Central, and South America, indigenous women with disabilities can use… Continue reading Using the Inter-American Human Rights System