Dear all
See the following:
Best wishes
Colin
You are invited to
Disabled People's Rights Draft UN Convention
Human Rights are at stake!
Briefing and Lobby of Parliament. Please Support.
Thursday 30th June 1.00 to 2.30 pm. Followed by a Lobby.
House of Commons Committee Room 5
Why is this important?
We are extremely concerned that the British Government appear to be
taking a stance that will ensure disabled people have lower standards of
human rights than everyone else. This is unacceptable.
High profile cases such as the Leslie Burke and the position taken the
Government on capacity in the Mental Capacity Bill suggest they want
there to be a lower standard of human rights for disabled people.
On 1st July the British Government take over the Presidency of the
European Union. This means the UK will lead negotiations on the Draft
Convention for 25 European countries at the UN in New York in August at
the 6th Ad Hoc Meeting.
Currently the Draft Convention is giving disabled people substantially
worse rights than other people particularly in - Article 8 - Right to
life; Article 9 - Equal recognition as a person before the law; Article
10 - Liberty and security of the person; Article 11 - Freedom from
torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; Article
12 - Freedom from violence and abuse; Article 16 - Children with
disabilities. Article 17 Education allows for a choice of segregated
education. In particular the current drafts allow for abuse of disabled
people in access to medical 'treatment', including hydration; clinical
trials; involuntary institutionalisation, and involuntary medical
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