On Monday, March 31, 2008 American University of Washington College of Law Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Law and Mental Disability Rights International along with multiple co-sponsors will be hosting a live webcast working session to develop an action plan to build support for ratification of CRPD.
JOIN US IN BUILDING SUPPORT
FOR UNITED STATES RATIFICATION OF THE
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD)
March 31, 2008 12 noon – 5:30pm
1:30 Keynote Presentation: The Honorable Tony Coelho
2:00-5:30
Working Session to develop an action plan
to build US support and ratification of the CRPD
Moderated by: Bobby Silverstein & Jeff Rosen
LIVE WEBCAST AT WWW.WCL.CENTERFORHR.ORG
Action Plan to be posted at
WWW.MDRI.ORG
By April 30, 2008
Conveners:
American University Washington College of Law Center for Human Rights & Humanitarian Law
Mental Disability Rights International
Co-Sponsors:
American Association of Persons with Disabilities
Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF)
Human Rights Strategic Working Group
Landmine Survivors Network
National Organization on Disability
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Syracuse University – Burton Blatt Institute
US International Council on Disability (USICD)
Read more:
http://www.un.org/disabilities/
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