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New Zealand Working Toward Ratifying International Disability Rights Treaty
By Andrea Shettle, MSW | May 12, 2008
New Zealand is working toward ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) by the end of 2008, Scoop Independent News recently reported in its article entitled New Human Rights Convention Ratified.
The CRPD is the first international, legally-binding human rights instrument to oblige countries to protect the human rights of people with disabilities. Countries that choose to ratify the CRPD must ensure that their national legislations honor the rights of people with disabilities to vote; to be educated; to have access to public transportation; to be free of abuse and torture; to make their own choices about key aspects of their lives, including their own medical care; to live with their own families in the community; and more.
Read the full article on New Zealand’s progress toward ratification at http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0804/S00384.htm
Learn more about the CRPD by reviewing the RatifyNow FAQ.
See if your country has signed or ratified the treaty at http://www.un.org/disabilities/countries.asp?navid=12&pid=166
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