1 / 14

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Why Extend it to Saint Helena?. What is a Convention?. What are Rights?. A Convention is an agreement between different countries . In this case between the UK and other members of the United Nations.

jayme
Download Presentation

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Why Extend it to Saint Helena?

  2. What is a Convention? What are Rights? • A Convention is an agreement between different countries. • In this case between the UK and other members of the United Nations • Rights are things that should happen for everyone • Countries that sign the agreement must make sure everyone gets their rights

  3. What rights would be protected? The Convention says countries will • not treat people differently or unfairly because of their disability. • make sure disabled people get the same rights as everyone else. x

  4. What SHG would need to do • make sure disabled people get the rights listed in the Convention. • make sure disabled people can use transport and services and get into buildings. • produce information in ways that disabled people can use and understand. • make sure disabled people have the same chances and rights at work as other people • make sure disabled people have a choice where they live.

  5. How will it help people with Disabilities? • Governments and public organizations will have to think about the rights of disabled people when they plan or run services. • It will make everyone else think about the rights of disabled people. • There are some times when people can make a complaint to the United Nations Committee.

  6. Being Equal Rights of Access You should not be treated differently because you are disabled Disabled people have better access to things in all areas of life.

  7. Emergencies • Making sure that disabled people are properly protected when there are risky situations for everyone, for example when rock falls happen. Right toLife

  8. Being treated equally by the law. • Getting justice. • Disabled people should be free and safe, the same as everyone else. • Disabled people should not be locked up just because they are disabled - only if the law says so for other reasons Law & Justice

  9. Not being tortured or treated cruelly • Not being used or abused Equal Treatment Treating disabled people as people first. Disabled people should be treated like anyone else, with the same respect and rights as others.

  10. move between countries and live where you want without discrimination. • Independent living and being part of the community. Disabled people have the same right as everyone else to live where and with who they want. • Getting about Independence

  11. Freedom of Speech & Information Right to Privacy Right to Education Right to be involved in Politics

  12. Respect for the home and the family. • disabled people have equal rights to marriage, a family and personal relationships • Disabled people should be able to get help to improve their standard of living the same as everyone else. Home Life

  13. Health - disabled people have the right to the best possible health and access to health services including family planning. • Services to help you be independent. Making sure disabled people can lead an independent and healthy a life as possible and providing support in health, work, education and social services to help that happen. • The same chances and rights at work as other people. • The Right to take part in sports and leisure activities Outside Home

  14. We need this Convention here Support our campaign to have CRD extended to Saint Helena • Please ask inside for more information • Email humanrightsoffice@cwimail.sh • Talk to a Council member

More Related