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    International Diploma in Mental Health Law and Human Rights

    Sunday, September 7th, 2008

    The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced the first ever one-year International Diploma in Mental Health Law and Human Rights. The new academic program will launch in October 2008 in Pune, India, and is the result of a collaborative effort between the Indian Law Society Law College and WHO Mental Health Improvements for Nations Development […]

    AIFO/DPI Training Manual on Human Rights for Persons with Disabilities

    Sunday, August 31st, 2008

    In recent months, many new training manuals have been released targeted at those who wish to train themselves or others in the human rights of people with disabilities, with a particular focus on the new international disability rights treaty, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The latest of these, entitled “The […]

    CRPD Handbook for People with Developmental Disabilities

    Saturday, July 12th, 2008

    The Harvard Project on Disability has published a handbook for people with developmental disabilities on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities:
    http://www.hpod.org/pdf/we-have-humna-rights.pdf (4.47 MB)
    This publication is designed for anyone wanting a clear explanation of the CRPD, including people with intellectual disabilities, their organizations, and their advocates.
    The Handbook is also available in Word format (5.38 MB).

    Disability Rights Training Manual

    Monday, July 7th, 2008

    The University of Minnesota Human Rights Resource Center has released a manual that people with disabilities can use to train themselves and their peers about their own human rights. The manual, entitled "Human Rights. YES!" (PDF format, 2.6 Mb) is based on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Human […]

    Teaching Kit for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

    Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

    A growing number of international organizations are producing training materials to help people better understand the international convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (CRPD). One of these is Handicap International, which has a teaching kit available as a resource that organizations can use to train people on the CRPD.
    The teaching kit" includes visual […]