Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Special Envoy of the Secretary-General on Disability and Accessibility
International Principles and Guidelines on Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities
ADVANCE EDITED VERSION Geneva, 2020 Endorsed by International Disability Alliance, International Commission of Jurists
UN Press Release: https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=26193&LangID=E
UN Experts Launch Ground-Breaking Guidance on Access to Justice for People with Disabilities
GENEVA (28 August 2020) – Lawmakers, lawyers, judges and prison officers today received much-needed support from UN experts to make sure people with disabilities can use justice systems around the world as easily as anyone else, in line with international standards.
Direct Link to Full 8-Page IDLO Publication:
https://www.idlo.int/sites/default/files/pdfs/publications/idlo_vital_role_law-covid19-final.pdf
At both global and local levels, the law is a powerful tool for advancing the right to health and addressing public health emergencies. Now more than ever, strong legal capacity is needed to support effective national and international responses to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Извор: WUNRN – 02.09.2020
Take Back The Tech! is a call to everyone, especially women and girls, to take control of technology to end violence against women.
https://www.takebackthetech.net/blog/easy-tips-internet-safety
11 million.
That’s the number of girls who might not return to school this year due to COVID-19’s unprecedented education disruption.
This alarming number not only threatens decades of progress made towards gender equality, but also puts girls around the world at risk of adolescent pregnancy, early and forced marriage, and violence. For many girls, school is more than just a key to a better future. It’s a lifeline.
Join UNESCO's Global Education Coalition in a new #LearningNeverStops campaign to ensure that every girl is able to learn while schools are closed and return to the classroom when schools safely reopen. Let’s speak out for the 130 million girls who were already out of school before the pandemic, and work together to safeguard their right to education.
It’s time to turn this crisis into an opportunity to build back equal. And it starts NOW!
The ICJ launched a report on COVID-19 and the right to health globally: https://www.icj.org/icj-new-global-report-shows-that-the-right-to-health-must-be-central-to-state-responses-to-covid-19/.
Living Like People Who Die Slowly: The Need for Right to Health Compliant COVID-19 Responses
Извор: International Commission of Jurists (Africa) – 01.09.2020
