[UgaBYTES] Fwd: EU ratifies UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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الإتحاد الأوروبي بكافة دوله ال 27 يبرم الإتفاقية الدولية حول حقوق الأشخاص
ذوي الإعاقة الذي دخلت حيز التنفيذ في شهر مايو ٢٠٠٨ لعل هذا لتوقيع جاء هدية
عيد الأضحى إلى ٦٥ مليون شخصا معوقا في اوروبا نتطلع قدما إلى باقي دول العلم
للمسارعة في ابرام تلك الإتفاقية وخاصة دولنا العربية عشية الإحتفال باليوم
العالمي للأشخاص المعوقين

يرجى الإطلاع على الخبر


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We would like to share with you this important news.



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Estimados amigos,



Nos gustaría compartir con vosotros estas noticias tan importantes. (EL
TEXTO EN ESPANOL SERA ENVIADO EN BREVE)



Saludos Cordiales



Raquel Gonzalez

Coordinator

Inclusion International





*From:* Danielle Kelliher [mailto:DKelliher at bcacl.org]
*Sent:* Thursday, November 26, 2009 11:58 AM
*To:* Faith Bodnar; amacquarrie at cacl.ca
*Subject:* EU ratifies UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities



http://www.inclusion-europe.org/einclude/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=388&Itemid=29

Human Rights: Historic Ratification by the European Community



Written by EDF

26 November 2009

*The European Community has just ratified the United Nations Convention on
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Unprecedented step forward for the
first human rights treaty ratified in the history of Europe and a great
signal sent to all EU Members States.*

In today’s session of the Council of the European Union, the European
Community ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities (UN CRPD). This ratification represents a major policy
shift toward enforcing human rights obligations and putting disability on
top of the human rights agenda: this is the first time in the European Union
history that the Community is going to accede to an international human
rights treaty.

*Nine core international human rights instruments*

There are nine core international human rights
treaties<http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/>at the UN level. Entered
into force on May 2008, the CRPD is the first
United Nations Convention specifically related to the rights of people with
disabilities; it became a reality largely due to active mobilization of
those who participated in negotiating the text. For the EDF, this
constitutes a historic achievement in the struggle against violations of the
human rights of people with disabilities.

*The instrumental Convention*

The CRPD has set a number of precedents: it is the first major Human Rights
treaty of the 21st century and the fastest to have been ratified by an
impressive number of countries since its entry into force in 2008. With 143
signatories and 74 ratifications only just 32 months after opening the
Convention for signatures, the UN CRPD sets an unprecedented record of
commitment by the international community.

*The UN Convention in the European Union*

In the European Union, more than 65 million persons have a disability,
representing more than 10% of the residents from 27 countries. Since its
entry into force on May 2008, the Convention has been signed by all Member
States and by the European Community; it has been ratified by 12 of them
(Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Italy,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Portugal, and the UK)





*Danielle Kelliher*

Director of Communications
BC Association for Community Living
604.777.9100 Ext. 527 | www.bcacl.org



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