*CRPD adopts the List of Issues on Australia, Austria and El Salvador (April 2013) and schedules the constructive dialogue with these States for the upcoming 10th session (September 2013)
*CRPD schedules adoption of List of Issues on Azerbaijan, Costa Rica and Sweden for the upcoming 10th session (September 2013)
DisabCouncil’'s mission is to work for INCLUSIVE and ACCESSIBLE societies for persons with disabilities all over the world.
OUR ACTION PLAN
The Plan of Action adopted
for the next three years of operation (2012-2015) includes developing
programs in the following activity areas:
A. Empowering national civil society organizations
1. A range of awareness raising
and capacity building projects will be developed to empower national
civil society organizations working to promote the rights of persons
with disabilities with the knowledge needed to contribute to the
implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities (CRPD) at national level; to assist national disability
NGOs in monitoring the implementation of the Convention by States
parties, by helping national disability NGOs in the preparation of
shadow reports (including through the development of reporting
guidelines for national disability NGOs);
B. Assisting national governments in implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
2. To assist States parties in the
implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities with a range of capacity building programs that clarify for
States parties the contents and the objectives of the Convention as
well as to suggest practical ways of transforming the provisions of the
Convention into concrete steps that bring visible changes in societies
around the world to make them more inclusive and accessible for persons
with disabilities (both the physical environment (inclusive and
accessible public buildings, and transportation means ) and the
societal environment (inclusive and accessible education, employment,
communities, political life, leisure and recreation, communications and
information). This involves assistance in the development and
implementation of short, medium and long term national disability plans
including suggestion of normative reforms and practical measures for the
implementation of the Convention at national level. This program also
includes provision of assistance to States in the preparation of reports
to the UN international Committee of experts;
C. Supporting the monitoring functions of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
3. To assist the UN
international Committee of experts in monitoring the implementation of
the Convention by States parties, through programs and projects that
contemplate bringing representatives of national NGOs to brief the
Committee on reporting States; to provide quality alternative reports
on States parties’ reports submitted to the UN Committee of experts; to
contribute to the drafting of General Comments of the Committee when
requested; to contribute to the discussion of important issues of
implementation of the Convention, including through active participation
in the Days of General Discussion organized by the Committee and in
side events of the Conference of States parties to the CRPD;
D. Empowering persons with disabilities and help them to
defend their individual rights both at national and international levels
4.
To assist persons with disabilities in defending their human rights
both at national level before local organs of justice, and at the
international level before the Committee on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities, and other human rights mechanisms including the Universal
Periodic Review mechanism and Special Procedures of the Human Rights
Council in particular on urgent and early warning issues;
E. Disseminating disability rights related best practices
5.
To contribute to the dissemination of best practices in the promotion
and protection of the human rights of persons with disabilities,
including by contributing to a closer cooperation between States in all
areas covered by the Convention; the exchange of scientific information
and share of innovations that can have an impact in the life of persons
with disabilities and the realization of their human rights worldwide;
F. Working with UN Agencies and the CRPD Conference of States parties
6. To work closely with UN
Agencies and in particular the Office of the High Commissioner for
Human Rights and the CRPD Conference of States parties in the
realization of the purposes and objectives of the Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
If you are interested
in joining us in the work for the promotion of the human rights of
persons with disabilities, and become a member of the Disability Council
International (DisabCouncil), please contact us.
If already a member, please access the members area here: Members only
Donate
If you are interested in supporting our work and the cause of disability rights worldwide,
Disability Council International (DisabCouncil) counts on the generous
contributions of sponsors for the successful realization of its plan of
action 2012-2015 covering countries in all regions of the globe.
Donor support is essential to enable Disability Council
International to accomplish its mission of empowering persons with
disabilities and build societies inclusive and accessible to persons
with disabilities across the world.
DisabCouncil's sponsors are development agencies of member States of the
United Nations, international organizations, as well as private donor
entities such as foundations, charity, members and private individuals.
DisabCouncil is eagerly looking to expand its list of partners sponsors
interested in funding the projects and programs in its action plan. Organizations interested in supporting the DisabCouncil's action plan to
promote the full realization of the human rights of persons with
disabilities worldwide are welcome to contact us for discussion of the ways in which this support could be provided.
While DisabCouncil remains independent from donors in the design and
implementation of its action plan, sponsors can choose specific projects
in the DisabCouncil's action plan for financial support. This allows
donors to have control over the proper use of their resources.
Donors (who recently joined our list of Partners):
1. Anna Lachowska, human rights defender, founder and Executive Director, Disability Council International.
2. Constance de la Vega, Professor of international human rights law, University of San Francisco, US.
3. William A. Schabas, Professor of international law, University
of Middlesex, London; Chairman of the Irish Center for Human Rights,
National University of Ireland, Galway.
4. Sheikha Hissa Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al-Thani, former UN Special Rapporteur on Disability (2003- 2009).
5. Jia Yang, Professor
of public administration, Graduate University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing; Vice President of the Chinese Association of the Blind; former inaugural Member
and Vice-Chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2008-2012).
6. Philippe Kirsch, Queen's Counsel, Judge ad hoc, International
Court of Justice; former President of the International Criminal Court; former Ambassador of Canada.
7. Monsur Ahmed Chowdhury, Senior Advisor, Center for Services and Information on Disability, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Chairperson, Bangladesh Blind Cricket Council; former inaugural Member of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2008-2012).
8. Luis Nuno Correia de Azevedo, human rights activist.
9. M. Cherif Bassiouni, Distinguished Research Professor of international law, DePaul University law School, Chicago, US; President,
International Institute of Higher Studies in Criminal Sciences
(Syracuse, Italy).
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