Tag: human rights

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Self-Advocacy Is about Belonging

Moving beyond “living in” the community

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Older Persons’ Human Rights

Forging a path towards new international legal protections

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The Hidden Disability Rights Crisis in Post-Coup Myanmar

UN Special Rapporteur Tom Andrews denounces widespread oppression

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Right to Science and Access to Technology for Older Persons

The third event in UNITAR’s yearlong roundtable series ‘Mainstreaming Knowledge on Ageing’

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Access to Health Systems for Older Persons in Conflict Areas

The second event in UNITAR’s virtual roundtable series ‘Mainstreaming Knowledge on Ageing’

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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’

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Ensuring Older Persons’ Human Rights

UN Human Rights Council sets the stage for expanding the international human rights legal framework

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Tracing the Origins of Mass Institutionalization of Persons with Disabilities in North America

Book talk with HPOD Fellow Alex Green

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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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In Memory of Sir Robert Martin

How self-advocates can contribute to international human rights governance

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Disability-Inclusive Climate Action, Research and Development

Global Disability Climate Justice Working Group urges researchers and policymakers to meet the moment

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Towards Effective Human Rights Protections for Older Persons

Building on UNITAR’s Mainstreaming Knowledge on Ageing 2023 roundtables

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Access to Health and Social Care Services

UNITAR’s fourth 2023 Mainstreaming Knowledge on Ageing roundtable event

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Access to Labor Markets for Older Persons

UNITAR’s second 2023 Mainstreaming Knowledge on Ageing roundtable event

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Combating Isolation: The Idea of a Right to Belong

What Kim Samuel’s New Book “On Belonging” Means for Persons with Disabilities and Older Persons

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Rights of Children with Disabilities in Africa

Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic

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Disability, Human Rights, and Climate Justice

The urgent need for disability-inclusive climate action

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Mental Health, Legal Capacity, and Human Rights

Harvard Law School Library Book Talk with Professors Vikram Patel and Michael Ashley Stein

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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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Mental Health, Human Rights, and Legal Capacity

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Pressing for Disability Rights

NCDJ and HPOD Links

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Harvard Law School Library Book Talk

The Cambridge Companion to Business and Human Rights Law eds. Ilias Bantekas and Michael Stein

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Book Launch: Mental Health, Legal Capacity, and Human Rights

October 8 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am

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Annual Champion Gathering, Mahesana, Gujarat

Mobilizing for the Rights of Persons with Psychosocial Disabilities in India

Lessons from the Centre for Mental Health Law & Policy’s work during the COVID-19 pandemic

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El acceso y uso de la propia lengua como derecho humano inalienable

Access to and use of one’s own language as an inalienable human right – In Spanish and in English

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Harvard Law Today: Investigating mask mandate bans

Executive Director Michael Stein says the Department of Education should go beyond the Americans with Disabilities Act in investigating state bans against mandating face coverings

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Reckoning with the History of Institutions for Persons with Disabilities in Massachusetts

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Parents with Disabilities

Rights, Remedies & the Road Ahead

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Parents with Disabilities

Rights, Remedies & the Road Ahead

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Persons with Disabilities’ Right to Political Participation around the Globe

Perspectives from Africa, Latin America, and the U.S.

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Launch of “Can They Do That?

A monthly webinar series for self-advocates

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Self-advocacy is about making your voice heard! Part 3

A series of videos on self-advocacy

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Professor Kim Samuel speaks about her work at HPOD

Social inclusion and the human right to belong

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Social Inclusion and the Human Right of Belonging

A lunchtime talk by Professor Kim Samuel

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Disability and Citizenship: Global and Local Perspectives

Professor Michael Stein at Radcliffe Conference on Disability

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Disability Law and Perceptions of Fakery: The Need to Restore Public Trust in Rights

A blog post by Doron Dorfman

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2018 Petrie-Flom Center Annual Conference

Beyond Disadvantage: Disability, Law, and Bioethics

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From Glory to Degradation: Disability from the Civil War to the Age of Eugenics

Lunchtime Talk with Ari Ne’eman

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Human Rights. Yes!

Human Rights. Yes! is a human rights training manual developed for people with disabilities and their representative organizations.

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We Have Human Rights

Our handbook “We Have Human Rights” is an easy to read explanation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Learn what a Convention is, why it is important, understand your human rights, and how to be a self-advocate.

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HLS Library Book Talk: Disability, Human Rights, and Information Technology

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