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Australian Government Welcomes International Disability Rights Treaty
By Andrea Shettle, MSW | May 17, 2008
Spokespeople for the Australian Government have welcomed the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), 7th Space has reported. (Read their articles entitled "Government welcomes Convention on disabilities"; and "Disability Convention Comes into Force")
Countries that ratify the CRPD are required to create and enforce laws that protect the rights of people with disabilities and to abolish laws that violate these rights. The CRPD covers a wide range of human rights, including the right to access habilitation and rehabilitation services; freedom from abuse and torture; the right to informed consent in medical treatment; the right to privacy; the right to live with their own families in the community (not an institution); and many more.
Australia has not yet ratified the CRPD. But it was one of the first countries to sign the treaty on March 30 last year. Signing the treaty does not legally bind a country to obey it, but it does signify interest in ratifying the agreement in the future. Signatory countries also need to avoid taking any action that violates the spirit and intent of the international pact.
Read more about Australia’s comments on the CRPD at: http://7thspace.com/headlines/280340/government_welcomes_convention_on_disabilities.html and at http://7thspace.com/headlines/280456/disability_convention_comes_into_force.html
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