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Representative of Serbia elected in expert body of UN for monitoring of implementation of UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities – UN CRPD PDF Print E-mail
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Friday, 03 September 2010 00:00
On the Third Conference of States Parties, 1 - 3 September 2010, New York, UNHQ, Dr. Damjan Tatić candidate from Republic of Serbia was elected for member of Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Committee has 18 members.

Republic of Serbia ratified UN CRPD in 2009. This is the first international treaty in the Human Rights field in XXI century, aiming to protect and improve life of 650 million persons with disabilities worldwide.

State parties that ratified convention committed that will work on diminishing discrimination towards persons with disabilities, that they will work on inclusion of PWD’s in all spheres of society. Ratifying the Convention state parties committed that they will improve national legislation in line with CRPD.

COD team is congratulating to Dr. Tatić election for memberships in the Committee. In the same time COD is appealing for implementation of UN CRPD in all levels in Republic of Serbia.

Last Updated on Friday, 03 September 2010 09:21
 
TOWARDS COMMUNITY LIVING: current realities & future challenges PDF Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 00:00

The Conference “TOWARDS COMMUNITY LIVING: current realities & future challenges”

Skopje on the 7-8 October 2010.

 The general goal of the conference will be to facilitate the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in society, in the light of the UN convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

 It will be achieved by enriching the discussion with the variety of situations from all regions of Europe, as we believe that mutual learning is a key for success. Speakers and participants from all parts of the Continent will have the opportunity to share their experience and build networks at all levels. It should enable them to better understand their differences, but also to potentially pave the way for a common vision of how to concretely contribute to the improvement of living conditions for persons with disabilities.

 The discussions will be based on:

·         The specific situation of stakeholders involved in the Disability sector in the different regions of Europe and the challenges they are facing

·         The wish to promote, facilitate and enhance cooperation practices among stakeholders of the Disability sector

·         The international policies and texts relevant for the sector

 Who should attend?

- Professionals, service providers

- People with disabilities and their families

-  Researchers, educators

-  Policy Makers

 Conference venue: Hotel Continental, Skopje, Macedonia

 Information & Registration: http://easpdskopjeconference.openthewindows.org/

 Conference languages: Macedonian-English- German-French

 Organisers:

EASPD, Republic centre for support of persons with intellectual disability (PORAKA), Open the Windows and the Macedonian Scientific Society for Autism
Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 September 2010 10:29
 
THE THIRD SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES PDF Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 25 August 2010 00:00
 

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was adopted by the General Assembly in its resolution 61/106 of 13 December 2006. Article 40 of the Convention stipulates that “The States Parties shall meet regularly in a Conference of States Parties in order to consider any matter with regard to the implementation of the present Convention.”

The third session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will be held  on September 1, 2010.

This session, under the theme: “Implementing the Convention through Advancing Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities”, will begin with the election of members of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and include substantive round table discussions and an interactive informal session with civil society. 

Elections of the members of the Committee will be held in accordance with article 34 of the Convention. As the total number of ratifications has passed 80, the membership of the Committee will increase by six to a total of 18 members. Additional elections will be held for the six members whose term expires in 2010.  Please note that the upcoming election  of the members of the Committee is being coordinated and administered by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Office of Legal Affairs. Queries from Member States are to be directed to Ms. Safak Pavey ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ).

 
Last Updated on Wednesday, 25 August 2010 08:00
 
Latest developments on UN CRPD and Optional Protocol to the UN CRPD PDF Print E-mail
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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 00:00

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities   146 signatories / 90 ratifications

 Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities    89 signatories /  56 ratifications

  Who ratified it recently?

·         Lithuania ratified the Convention on 18-8-2010

·         Lithuania ratified the Optional Protocol on 18-8-2010

·         Honduras ratified the Optional Protocol on 16-8-2010

  Who submitted the initial reports?

·         Peru /  Spain /  Tunisia

 The reports can be found on the CRPD Committee website. Click here to go to the relevant section of the website.

 
Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 September 2010 10:07
 
EASTERN EUROPE REGIONAL OFFICER PDF Print E-mail
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Tuesday, 27 July 2010 00:00
Full-Time Position International Human Rights/Disability Project. There is an immediate opening for a full-time position of Eastern Europe Regional Officer for the Disability Rights Promotion International (D.R.P.I.) project.   

D.R.P.I. is a collaborative project working to establish a holistic and sustainable global system to monitor the human rights of people with disabilities. D.R.P.I.’s International Coordination Centre is based at York University in Toronto, Canada.  With the support of Centre for Society Orientation – COD and Autism Society of Serbia, D.R.P.I. is establishing a Regional Centre for Eastern Europe in Belgrade, Serbia.  

The Eastern Europe Regional Center will be based in COD office in Belgrade and Eastern European Officer will work from the Belgrade office.  

We encourage applications from persons with disabilities, women, ethnic minorities and other marginalized groups.   

Deadline for receiving resumes and cover letters is 25. August 2010 

For more info please read the document on the link

 
Last Updated on Saturday, 07 August 2010 10:30
 
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