Introduction This questionnaire is about the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the UNCRPD, or the Disability Convention). You can find out all about the Disability Convention here and by reading our guide. The next stage of the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s work on the Disability Convention is to make a submission on the ‘list of issues’ that we want the UN Disability Committee to consider. This helps to set the agenda for the examination of the UK Government’s report on implementation of the Disability Convention which is expected to happen in 2015. We are currently engaging disabled people on the issues to include in our submission to the UN Committee. Later next year, we will produce our parallel report to the UN Disability Committee. If you provide us with your contact details now, we will be in touch at that stage to get your input to our parallel report.
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Novus Light Today – Business – SPIE Member Omid Kokabee Receives APS Human Rights Award
The APS selected Kokabee as one of two 2014 Andrei Sakharov Prize winners. He was cited for “his courage in refusing to use his physics knowledge to work on projects that he deemed harmful to humanity, in the face of extreme physical and psychological pressure.” Kokabee was arrested in Iran as he was preparing to return to the United States after visiting family. He is currently serving a ten year sentence after Iranian authorities deemed his graduate studies as “communicating with a hostile government” and his academic support to be “illegal earnings.” In a public letter dated March 2013, Kokabee states that he was being persecuted for refusing to work on Iranian military projects including the development of laser-based uranium enrichment technology that could be used to produce material for nuclear weapons. Kokabee reported that he has been offered freedom from prison several times in exchange for his cooperation, but has refused. “With this recognition of Kokabee,” said Hossein Sadeghpour, chair of the APS Committee on International Freedom of Scientists, “the APS has not only reaffirmed the spirit of Andrei Sakharov’s work, but has shed new and important light on the plight of a budding scientist who cannot speak for himself.” This summer,a discussion in Barcelona focused on the plight of scientists denied academic research freedomthrough imprisonment or other constraints. The event included overviews of cases including Kokabee’s. The case has been the subject of two letters to Iran’s rulers urging reconsideration signed by multiple optics and photonics societies and international organizations as well as support from international groups such as Amnesty International.
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Yahya Jammeh, Gambian President, Attacks LGBT Community In Shocking UN Address
Perhaps you want to leave the UN too? I’m on record as saying that the Strasbourg court needs to reform and modernise. The quality of the judges is an issue and more can be done to take account of each nation’s unique circumstances. But I want to shape it from the inside, not turn on my heels and flounce away. Isn’t it simply the case you just want judges to do as you want? That’s a system I don’t want to live in – an independent judiciary creates a positive tension we should be proud of, not seek to undermine. 6.
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Six questions for Chris Grayling on human rights
Thanks for your project!” Bologna, Italy From Marilena: “I was at this year’s national italian Gay Pride in Bologna! It was my first pride and it was amazing! I felt surrounded by so much love and most of all I felt safe and proud of who I am! Baci!” Brussels, Belgium From Evert Hermans & Birger De Rese: “We’ve been married for 4 years now. We’re proud to have in Belgium legalized same sex marriage!” Seoul, South Korea From Nate Meyer: “I am an American teaching English here in South Korea, I recently West Hollywood, California From married couple Andi & Carissa: “Our pup Simon enjoyed his first Pride Parade in West Hollywood on June 10!” Shanghai, China From Abby Lavin, a volunteer with shanghaiPRIDE, who shares this image of a “Pink Picnic” (photo taken by Linda Li) Tel Aviv, Israel From The Israel Project Gran Canaria, Spain From Chris Wadsworth: “This is (left to right) myself, Gareth and Daniel at Maspalomas GayPride 2012 in Gran Canaria, Spain. The whole island (and thousands from all over Europe) turn up for the week long event every May to celebrate and meet LGBT people from all over the world!” Meridas, Mexico From Memo Macas: “It was the first time that I ever participated in the event and I really enjoyed it, next year I’ll go with my boyfriend to Mexico City’s Pride Parade.” Baton Rouge, Louisana From Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge: “We made history in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Saturday, June 23, with the first ever statewide Equality March. Here’s a picture of both the youngest and the oldest marchers!” Philadelphia From Daniel Douglass, founder/director of Flaggots: “Here’s a photo of FLAGGOTS performing to Whitney Houston’s ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ at Philly Pride, June 10.
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+why divorce court addresses issues of parental abuse child abuse differently than the child protective services court. + that divorce court children handled in this way are not being given due process, are treated unequally to others and that this is a civil inequality that is unsafe for the child. + that court staff and experts have often been mistrained to mistrust reports of abuse +that investigations and investigators either never investigate, or their skills are not best practices or they don’t have access to resources to perform proper investigations or are blatantly blocked by the court from investigating. +what responses can be in place to address persons who perpetuate false processes to reach negative decisions against non-abusive parents, particularly in the realm of non-investigations, psychological evaluations that are ‘thrown” and court refusal to consider information. The plan is to ask Congress to sponsor a Congressional Oversight Hearing that addresses * civil violations of abused and allegedly abused children in divorce/civil courts *address scant and absent protections of abused or allegedly abused children in divorce/civil courts *call for Justice Department Hearings, change policies, change laws to better care for our children. The public is invited to physically be present if possible. Other actions from the public can include signing this petition on Change.org http://www.change.org/petitions/hold-congressional-oversight-hearings-on… .
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Justice and Mercy: National Safe Child Coalition Congressional Briefing slated – Oklahoma City Oklahoma City | Examiner.com
intelligence leaker Edward Snowden is among three finalists for the European Union’s top human rights prize. European lawmakers on Monday narrowed down the list of nominees for the prestigious 50,000 euro ($65,000) award to Snowden, Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai, and imprisoned dissidents from Belarus. The pro-environment Greens’ caucus said Snowden, who leaked a trove of documents on U.S. surveillance agencies’ programs, deserves to win because he “risked his freedom to protect us.” Still, the 16-year-old Yousafzai, who survived a Taliban assassination attempt last year when coming home from school in Pakistan, enjoys wide backing and is seen as the likely front-runner. The winner will be announced next week. The Sakharov prize is considered Europe’s top rights award. Previous laureates include Nobel Peace Prize winners Aung San Suu Kyi and Nelson Mandela.
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‘#F**kIsrael’: Pro-Palestinian Activist Who Has Called Israel ‘Terrorists’ Is a Finalist for Prestigious Human Rights Award | TheBlaze.com
When Amnesty tweeted this: Mona Seif Resistance is a word used frequently among Palestinians to refer to armed attacks on Israel. Seif also tweeted in support of terrorist attacks on pipelines in the Sinai Peninsula transporting gas to Israel (expletive warning). We the Egyptian ppl DO NOT WANT OUR GAS TO BE EXPORTED TO ISRAEL.Sinai ppl are our heroes everytime they blow up the pipelines #FuckISrael, Seif tweeted on July 6, 2011. In endorsing the actions of the Al Qassam Brigades, she was effectively advocating, supporting and legitimizing attacks such as their launch of Fajr 5 missiles at the city of Tel Aviv, Neuer added in his letter to one of the groups on the jury considering awarding Seif the prestigious human rights prize. After UN Watch published a report in April highlighting her controversial tweets, Seif responded, tweeting on May 1, all my anti israel tweets were written in English precisely so that the international community celebrating our revolution understands that we support the resistance of the palestinian nation against israel. I didnt fool anyone or hide my thoughts. i support a nations right to resist occupation! Sending me tweets calling me a terrorist wont change the fact that real terrorist is Israel, she tweeted. In May, Seif further defended her tweets in a post on Facebook , maintaining she has not celebrated attacks on civilians.
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Snowden Among Finalists for EU Human Rights Prize – ABC News
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