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UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Archives
UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
April 5, 2013
Your Presence is requested at CASHRA2013.ca
Early bird registration ends April 18, so please register online at www.CASHRA2013.ca Read more.
May 12, 2008
Canadians with Disabilities Celebrate the Coming into Force of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
As twenty countries have ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), it now has the force of international law. Steve Estey, the Chairperson of CCD's International Development Committee joined other colleagues from the global disability rights movement at a UN ceremony to promote greater societal awareness of the CRPD, which provides guidance to countries on how to ensure people with disabilities experience full enjoyment of their human rights. Read more.
February 20, 2007
Government of Canada Urged To Show Continued Leadership and Sign UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
May 27, 2006
Fourth National Consultation on the International Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (ICRPD)
A summary of the proceedings at CCD's fourth Canadian consultation on the draft CRPD. Read more.
March 1, 2003
Towards a UN Disability Convention
January 31, 2003
CCD Calls for UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Canada and the CRPD
December 21, 2018
Open Letter: Recognizing Two Important Human Rights Milestones of 2018
The Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD) celebrates Canada’s accession to the Optional Protocol. We recognize that accession reinforces the commitment that the Federal, Provincial and Territorial governments have made to ensuring that people with disabilities have full enjoyment of their human rights, as elaborated in the CRPD, which Canada ratified in 2010. CCD called upon Canada to accede to the Optional Protocol because the mechanism strengthens the human rights protections that are available to people with disabilities in the CRPD, and we congratulate you on this important advance. Read more.
May 23, 2017
Review of Canada's Accession to the United Nations Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
In light of the importance that the CCD attaches to the OP we have taken the time to consult with a number of international law experts on the matter along with our own membership, and what follows is a synthesis of their views and our own, in a process that very much mirror’s the drafting of the treaty all those years ago. Read more.
December 23, 2016
Canada to Ratify CRPD's Optional Protocol
Minister Qualtrough and Minister Dion announced that Canada would ratify the CRPD’s Optional Protocol in 2017. Read more.
June 22, 2015
Advocate for Change: Disability/Deaf Issues and the Federal Election
I want to share some thoughts about political participation, to mention some key provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), as well as relevant recommendations developed by the Community University Research Alliance (CURA), a project led by CCD. Read more.
February 28, 2014
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: First Report of Canada
Canada has submitted its first report on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Convention) to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Read more.
August 2, 2013
Vangelis Nikias: Welcome to My World
Vangelis Nikias discusses the value of the CRPD. Read more.
June 3, 2013
CASHRA 2013: Renewing the Vision
It is very pertinent that we have the opportunity to share our views in relation to certain critical aspects of CRPD in the 2013 Conference of the Canadian Association of Statutory Human Rights Agencies in Halifax. Canadians with disabilities have endeavoured for many years to speak for ourselves, to improve our living conditions, to participate fully in all aspects of society. We have increasingly done so as human rights holders, moving away from being cast in the role of charity cases. In this effort, we have actively worked to strengthen the human rights movement. We view, therefore, CASHRA as an indispensable ally. Read more.
May 8, 2013
Vangelis Nikias Discusses Disability Rights and The Conversation Between International Law and Domestic Law
March 27, 2013
How Can a Civil Society Shadow Report Improve Accountability?
On Thursday 14 February 2013, at the Munk School of Global Affairs, Steve Estey, Chair of CCD’s International Committee, participated in a panel presentation along with David Shannon (Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission) and Penny Hartin (World Blind Union). Steve reviewed CCD’s recommendations to the Government of Canada regarding the CRPD. Read more.
March 22, 2013
CCD Panel Presentation at University of Ottawa Human Rights Centre
Without self-representative groups of persons with disabilities, our experience and our needs cannot be adequately and legitimately described, appropriate solutions cannot be developed, and difficult challenges cannot be taken up. Read more.
January 10, 2013
Radio Interview about the CRPD
Vangelis Nikias discusses the CRPD on internet radio show, Dialogues with Dan. Read more.
November 27, 2012
CRPD - 10 Facts Canadians Should Know
Did you know that Canadians with disabilities and CCD played key roles in the development of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities? Read more.