GLOBAL URGENCY: HOW MUCH LONGER WILL PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES WAIT FOR THE CRPD TO BE IMPLEMENTED?

In a poignant address on 28 August at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Dr. Amalia Gamio, Vice-Chair of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, spotlighted a disconcerting reality: the continued neglect of crucial deinstitutionalisation guidelines by member states. The call for action comes in the wake of significant c

The 18th International Human Rights Summit, themed "Empower-Unite-Transform," brought together 52 young delegates from 35 nations alongside over 400 advocates and officials at the United Nations in New York to promote human rights education. Key speakers, Dr. Mary Shuttleworth and Beth Akiyama, emphasized the importance of education in fostering gl