HUMAN RIGHTS. YES!

Action and Advocacy on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2nd Ed.
Human Rights Education Series: Topic Book 6

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1. How can people use the Human Rights. YES! manual most effectively?

2. Is there a summary of the content of Human Rights. YES! available?

3. What is the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities?

4. Which countries have ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities?

5. In which languages will Human Rights. YES! be available?

6. Can text from Human Rights. YES! be reproduced?

 



   

 

1. How can people use the Human Rights. YES! manual most effectively?

This manual is intended to help all those who care about the human rights of persons with disabilities to become effective educators and advocates on human rights and disability, able to share both their passion and their knowledge. Human Rights. YES! draws on the experience of many educators and organizations, illustrating effective advocacy practices and distilling their accumulated insights in the development of participatory exercises.

Like most human rights education manuals, Human Rights. YES! is designed to be used as both a reference and tool: easy to read, easy to use, easy to photocopy, easy to relate to people’s real lives. Each part and chapter stands alone and may be read and used independently, according to the needs of the reader. Throughout the manual, technical terms are printed in boldface type and defined in Annex 3, Glossary.

The second edition of Human Rights. YES! is also distributed with a CD-ROM and a passport-sized booklet. The CD-ROM contains electronic copies of the manual in PDF and an accessible Word document version. The CD- ROM also contains a file of all the photos and images used in the manual for facilitators to use during trainings as appropriate. Please note that to ensure accessibility, facilitators must describe any photo or image that they show during trainings.

The passport-sized booklet contains both full-text and abbreviated versions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities for easy reference.

 

 

 

 

2. Is there a summary of the content of Human Rights. YES! available?

A brief summary of the manual is available in the “Project Description” section of the website. Additionally, the manual’s Table of Contents can be reviewed by clicking on “Contents.”

   

3. What is the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities?

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is an international human rights treaty that sets forth the rights held by persons with disabilities and the responsibility of States Parties to uphold and advance those rights. Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 2006, the CRPD presents both a challenge and an opportunity for the international disability rights movement. The human rights of persons with disabilities are now set forth in a legally binding treaty and a common language for engaged advocacy on a wide range of issues of importance to persons with disabilities.

 

   

 

4. Which countries have ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities?

As of January 2013, there are 127 States Parties to the Convention, though that number will likely change over time as more states ratify or accede to the treaty.  You can visit the United Nations Treaty Collection database for an updated list of States Parties: http://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-15&chapter=4&lang=en.


 
   

 

5. In which languages will Human Rights. YES! be available?

The manual will be published in English, French, Spanish, Arabic, and Turkish by the University of Minnesota Human Rights Center.

Permission is granted for non-governmental organizations and non-profit groups to translate the manual into languages other than Arabic, French, and Spanish. The only conditions for other language versions are:

1) that the language of the United Nations bodies appears in its entirety,

2) that no human rights are deleted, and

3) that the Human Rights Center receives:

a) notification of intent to translate,

b) a hard copy of the translation, and

c) an electronic version of the translation and permission to make it available on its website.

 

 

   

 

6. Can text from Human Rights. YES! be reproduced?

Human Rights. YES! may be reproduced without permission for educational purposes only. Excerpted or adapted material from this publication must include full citation of the source. To reproduce for any other purposes, a written request must be submitted to the University of Minnesota Human Rights Center.

 

 

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