UN SR Disability Rights - G. Quinn
@SR_Disability
Twitter account of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Prof. Gerard Quinn. Not managed by or reflecting official UN positions.
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Join the #UNGA78 side event on ‘Armed Conflict and Disability - From Inclusive Protection to Peacebuilding’ with UN SR Disability Rights - G. Quinn.
📅26 October 2023
🕒1:15 PM (EDT)
📍Permanent Mission of Poland Poland in the UN & online. Register at: ow.ly/Je2K50Q0j6p
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Everyone has the right to quality mental health care and support. This means you have the right to feel safe and supported in services.
Take WHO’s free online #QualityRights course to learn more about your rights and standing up for the rights of others bit.ly/3O6FxGV
Did you miss the launch of the World Health Organization (WHO) & UN Human Rights Guidance on #MentalHealth #HumanRights & Legislation?
You can still listen to the moving speeches of Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Volker Türk, Mental Health | Social Justice, and many others.
📷Click here to access the recording:
youtube.com/watch?v=eLzErw…
Every Industrial Revolution has transformed our economic, social & political lives. Human relations are affected – no one is immune. The AI revolution is underway & can't be stopped. Hopefully, we'll harness it wisely.
At #HRC54 #AI , Health & #Disability
srdisability.org/news/ai-and-he…
A timely--and very welcomed!--message by Volker Türk in support of a dedicated convention on the rights of older persons.
Claudia Mahler - UN Independent Expert
Looking forward to joining World Health Organization (WHO) & UN Human Rights on 9/10, for the launch of this important Guidance. I encourage everyone interested to join us, using the registration link below👇
On the next #DisabilityDialogues episode, Linda Steele will talk about redress & moral repair for people with disabilities experiencing segregation, institutionalisation and other forms of harm.
Coming up in October!
Listen to previous episodes👇
srdisability.org/section/podcas…
On📅October 9, Gerard will join the launch of #Mentalhealth , #HumanRights & Legislation: guidance & practice, by World Health Organization (WHO) & UN Human Rights. The event is open to all. To join online, please register here: who.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
#Peacebuilding is a unique moment when historic injustice can be confronted. This new report focuses on the transformative role of persons with disabilities in these processes👇
srdisability.org/news/the-trans…
Protection of adults is a seminal issue of our time. At its center are autonomy & personhood, which affect older persons & persons w/disabilities alike. The 2000 Hague convention should & can become compatible with #crpd . Our opinion👇
srdisability.org/news/ensuring-…
Claudia Mahler - UN Independent Expert