I have just got off the phone with Gary's family and given my advice on the UN Disability Convention in this case.
Is it time yet for the Autistic/NeuroDiverse, Mental Health Survivors, Inclusive living and wider Disability movements to make an official complaints to the UN Disability Convention Committee in this case?
***Please disseminate freely within your own networks for further viewpoints, advice and support in this public interest case, especially those Disabled People with 'Hidden Impairments' and protecting of basic human rights and civil liberties
UN Disability Convention FAQ's:-
Is it possible to complain to the Committee if rights have been breached?
Yes. The Optional Protocol to the Convention establishes an individual communications procedure that permits individuals and groups in a State party to the Protocol to complain to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities that the State has breached one of its obligations under the Convention. The complaint is known as a “communication”. The Committee examines the complaint and the observations of the State, and on this basis formulates its views and recommendations, if any, forwards them to the State, and makes them public.
Can the Committee undertake inquires?
Yes. The Optional Protocol establishes an inquiry procedure. If the Committee receives reliable information indicating grave or systematic violations by a State party to the Optional Protocol of any of the provisions of the Convention, the Committee may invite the State in question to respond to such information. After considering the State party’s observations and any other reliable information, the Committee may designate one or more of its members to conduct an inquiry and issue a report urgently. If the State agrees, the Committee may visit the country in question. After undertaking the inquiry, the Committee transmits its findings to the State which has six months to submit further observations. The Committee eventually summarizes its findings which it makes public. A State ratifying the Optional Protocol may “opt out” of the inquiry procedure.
http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=151#sqc11
UN Disability Convention: http://www.un.org/disabilities
Rachel Hurst and Disability Awareness in Action (DAA):-
http://www.daa.org.uk
Colin Revell, CEO NeuroDiversity International
Adrian Whyatt, Chair NeuroDiversity International
http://www.neurodiversityinternational.org.uk
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