Asian pacific disability resources

Description:NHRIs also have an important role — set out in article 33 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities — to promote, protect and monitor the rights of people with disabilities. The fact sheets look at some of the key principles set out in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and how NHRIs can apply these principles to make a genuine difference in the lives of individuals and communities. Too often, they are victims of violence, sexual abuse, forced sterilisation and institutionalisation. A number of NHRIs — including Australia, the Maldives, New Zealand and Palestine - have run national inquiries to improve access for people with disabilities to work, study and public transport. Rosemary Kayess , UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Across the Asia Pacific, national human rights institutions NHRIs work closely with disabled peoples' organisations, government, employers and other groups to build understanding of disability issues and to address the structural barriers that lie at the heart of discrimination.

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