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The Human Rights Council will be holding an interactive panel on the
rights of persons with disabilities today, focusing on national
monitoring
(3 pm, Geneva time).
If you would like to watch or listen to the webcast, it is available
at:
http://www.un.org/webcast/unhrc/index.asp
Attached and below are the aims of this session and the list of
speakers.
Aims and Objectives• Enhance understanding of the rationale and
content of article 33 of the CRPD on national implementation and
monitoring;• Explore good practices in the implementation of such
article, identify legal and other measures required and reflect on
potential obstacles to effective implementation at national level;•
Reflect on the role of civil society in the functioning of such
mechanisms, and identify lessons that could assist national
implementation.
Opening statement: Mrs. Navanethem Pillay, High Commissioner for Human
RightsSpeakers and Panelists• H.E. Mr. Don MacKay, former Ambassador
of New Zealand at the United Nations in Geneva• Mr. Mohammed Al-
Tarawneh, Expert Member of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities• Mr. Shuaib Chalklen, Special Rapporteur on Disability of
the Commission for Social Development• Ms. Jennifer Lynch, Q.C, ICC
Chairperson and Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights
Commission• Ms. Regina Atalla, President, Red Latinoamericana de
Organizaciones no Gubernamentales de Personas con Discapacidad y sus
Familias, member of the International Disability Alliance (IDA)
Moderator: H.E. Mr. Andrej Logar, Ambassador of Slovenia at the United
Nations in Geneva and Vice-President of the Human Rights Council
BestShantha
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Ms. Shantha Rau Barriga
Researcher/Advocate on Disability Rights
Human Rights Watch
350 5th Avenue, 34th FloorNew York, NY 10118
Tel: +1 (212) 216-1823Fax: +1 (212) 736-1300
Email: shantha...@hrw.org
Tina Minkowitz, Esq.
Center for the Human Rights of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry44
Palmer Pond Rd.Chestertown, NY 12817 USA
+1-518-494-01...@earthlink.netwww.chrusp.org
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