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The Right to Work for Older Migrants, Refugees, and Stateless Persons
First of five events in UNITAR's virtual roundtable series 'Mainstreaming Knowledge on Ageing'
May 14, 2025
Events
Ensuring Older Persons’ Human Rights
UN Human Rights Council sets the stage for expanding the international human rights legal framework
Anne Fracht Receives Career Achievement Award
In recognition of her decades-long advocacy and leadership on behalf of persons with intellectual disabilities
Tracing the Origins of Mass Institutionalization of Persons with Disabilities in North America
Book talk with HPOD Fellow Alex Green
Wading into the Mainstream
Building disability rights bridges across institutional silos to strengthen the global sustaining peace agenda
Disability Rights Advocacy and Legalism in South Korea and Japan
Book talk with Professor Celeste Arrington
Disability Inclusion’s Role in U.S. Foreign Policy
In conversation with U.S. Department of State Special Advisor Sara Minkara
Climate Change Is a Disability Issue
How to advance disability-inclusive climate practices, from classroom engagement to inclusive policy
Disability Rights and Access to the Ballot
Safeguarding all persons with disabilities' full and effective political participation
Disability as a Missing Dimension in Disarmament Diplomacy
Side event on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly First Committee (Disarmament and International Security)
Persons with Disabilities and the Slave Trade
Professors Michael Stein and Janet Lord discuss opportunities for the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to address critical gaps
Voting and Disability Rights
Safeguarding persons with disabilities' right to full and effective political participation
Describing Disability Climate Justice at the G7 Ministerial Meeting
Professor Michael Stein urges G7 leaders to take disability-inclusive climate action
Open House
HPOD's annual community gathering to connect and preview opportunities to advance disability rights
Sep 12, 2024
Events
Announcing HPOD’s 2024-25 Annual Fellows and Visiting Scholar
Projects will tackle climate justice, institutionalization, self-advocacy, legal capacity, and violence against women
Aug 30, 2024
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Education for All
The Dominican Republic's pioneering inclusive education policy
Jul 31, 2024
Author: Gloria RodrÃguez-Gil
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People with Disabilities Taking Action on Climate Change
HPOD's new Easy Read primer empowers disability climate activists
Understanding the CRPD in the Context of Climate Risks and Emergencies
COSP17 side event highlights states' obligations in the Inter-American Human Rights System
Visibilizing Intellectual Disability in the Classroom
How HPOD is working to create opportunities for Harvard University students to learn from persons with intellectual disabilities
In Memory of Sir Robert Martin
How self-advocates can contribute to international human rights governance
Ending the Mass Incarceration of Persons of Color with Disabilities
Toward intersectional solutions to transform policing
Disability-Inclusive Climate Action, Research and Development
Global Disability Climate Justice Working Group urges researchers and policymakers to meet the moment
Dr. Cui Fengming Honored by the Charles River Center
Recognizing over a decade of disability rights advocacy and scholarship
Advancing Disability Climate Justice in the Courts
Assessing strategies for including persons with disabilities through litigation around the world
U.S. Government’s Fifth National Climate Assessment Highlights Outsize Climate Risks for Persons with Disabilities
Learn more at the upcoming NCA5 Public Engagement Webinar on Human Health & COVID-19
Towards Effective Human Rights Protections for Older Persons
Building on UNITAR's Mainstreaming Knowledge on Ageing 2023 roundtables
Promoting Disability-Inclusive Climate Action through Litigation
HPOD and allies urge Inter-American Court on Human Rights to take notice of evolving international standards
Experiences of Group Home Residents with Intellectual Disabilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Self-advocate researchers shine a light on under-explored story
Fall 2023 Semester in Review
Older Persons' Rights, Climate Change, International Humanitarian Law, and More
Professor Michael Ashley Stein Honored by US International Council on Disability
The Dole-Harkin Award recognizes Professor Stein's unique contributions to international disability rights
Nov 20, 2023
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Strengthening International Humanitarian Legal Protections for Marginalized Groups
Accounting for children, women, and persons with disabilities
Reckoning with the History of State Institutions for People with Disabilities
At HPOD panel, advocates, scholars, and institution survivors discuss efforts to uncover an untold story
Access to Health and Social Care Services
UNITAR's fourth 2023 Mainstreaming Knowledge on Ageing roundtable event
Ensuring Disability Inclusion in the Global Climate Action Agenda
Call to action ahead of the 28th Conference of Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
Private Citizens’ Role in Enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act
HPOD's Professor Stein previews oral arguments in Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer before the U.S. Supreme Court
Open House
HPOD's annual community gathering to connect and preview opportunities to advance disability rights
Sep 06, 2023
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