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Landmine Survivors Will Benefit from International Disability Rights Agreement

 The International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) welcomes the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) as a tool that will help landmine survivors, Relief Web has reported.  (See article entitled "ICBL urges all countries to join the UN disability rights convention")
The CRPD, which entered into force earlier this month, is the first international, […]

Canada’s Parliament Urges Government to Ratify Disability Rights Treaty

 
Canada’s national parliament has called upon their government to ratify and implement the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) as quickly as possible, the National Union of Public and General Employees has reported.  (Read their article, "Parliament gives UN Convention on Disabilities unamious support")
The CRPD, which entered into force earlier […]

Bangladesh Urged to Implement Disability Rights Treaty

 
The National Alliance of Disabled Peoples Organisations (Nadpo) in Bangladesh has urged their government to implement the new Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the Daily Star has reported. (Read their story entitled "Call to implement UN convention that comes into effect today")
The CRPD, which entered into force on May 3, 2008, is […]

Leprosy Mission Salutes International Disability Rights Treaty

 
The Leprosy Mission of England and Wales has declared that the global entry into force of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is "excellent news" for millions of people around the world with leprosy, Christian Today has reported.  (See their article, "Leprosy Mission Welcomes UN Convention on Disabled Rights")
Countries that ratify […]

Sri Lanka Hails New Disability Rights Treaty

Sri Lanka welcomes the  new United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the Sri Lanka Breaking News Daily Mirror Online and LankaWeb News have reported.  (Read the Daily News article, "More rights for disabled people" and the LankaWeb News article, "Human Rights Ministry hails entry into force of the Convention on the […]

Philippines Disability Organization Hails CRPD Entry into Force

 
The national federation of persons with disabilities in the Philippines, Katipunan ng Maykapansanan sa Pilipinas, Inc. (KAMPI), has hailed the UN disability rights treaty, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the PIA Information Services has reported.  (See their article entitled NGO hails global entry into froce of UN Disability Rights Convention.) 
The […]

Former US Attorney General Urges US to Ratify International Disability Rights Treaty

At a recent symposium, former U.S. Attorney General Richard Thornburgh urged the United States to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), The Daily of the University of Washington recently reported in its article entitled Law School Symposium Explores Disability Rights in Asia.
The CRPD is the first international, legally-binding human rights […]

New Zealand Working Toward Ratifying International Disability Rights Treaty

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 […]

Malaysia Urged to Comply with CRPD, and Its Own Disability Rights Law

A recent editorial in <i>The Star Online</i>, entitled "Educate public on rights of the disabled," has called upon the Malaysian government to behave more consistently with both the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and with its own Persons with Disability Act of 2007.  The editorial noted recent human rights abuses against children […]

CRPD Enters into Force

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities entered into force on May 3rd, 2008, after reaching the magic number of 20 ratifications 30 days earlier (on April 3rd, 2008).  Between April 3rd and May 3rd, an additional 5 nations ratified, bringing the total to 25 (on May 2nd, Slovenia became the 25th […]