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Wading into the Mainstream

Building disability rights bridges across institutional silos to strengthen the global sustaining peace agenda

Feb 18, 2025   Author: Janet E. Lord   Blog Posts   Peace & Security

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Disability Inclusion’s Role in U.S. Foreign Policy

In conversation with U.S. Department of State Special Advisor Sara Minkara


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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)

Oct 29, 2024   Events   Peace & Security

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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

Oct 25, 2024   News   Peace & Security

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Inclusive Accountability

The current state of international criminal law and disability

Jun 24, 2024   Author: William I. Pons   Blog Posts   Peace & Security

Strengthening International Humanitarian Legal Protections for Marginalized Groups

Accounting for children, women, and persons with disabilities

Nov 02, 2023   Author: Hezzy Smith   Location: Zoom   Events   Peace & Security

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Movement and Cohesion in the Disability, Peace, and Security Agenda

Conference of States Parties to the UN Convention on the Persons with Disabilities side event

Jun 15, 2023   Events   Peace & Security

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War Crime and No Punishment?

Gaps in International Humanitarian Legal Protections for Persons with Disabilities

Dec 16, 2022   Author: Hezzy Smith   Blog Posts   Peace & Security

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Disability and Armed Conflict in Colombia

The need for inclusive disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration processes

Mar 21, 2022   Author: Hezzy Smith   Blog Posts   Peace & Security

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Disability Rights and Crimes Against Humanity

The need to prosecute egregious and systemic human rights violations against persons with disabilities


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Professor Michael Stein Addresses U.N. Security Council

The Impact of Armed Conflict on Persons with Disabilities

Dec 05, 2018   Location: New York, NY   News   Blog Posts   Peace & Security