PHA-Exchange> UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to be adopted

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> http://www.vov.org.vn/?page=126&nid=21126
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> UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to be adopted
>
> The draft convention will be adopted by the United Nations General 
> Assembly at its September session and will then be open for countries to 
> sign.
>
> According to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), after five years 
> of discussions, the United Nations (UN) General Assembly has reached an 
> agreement on the content of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons 
> with Disabilities
> The draft convention will be adopted by the UN General Assembly at its 
> September session and will then be open for countries to sign.
>
> The convention asks countries to protect the rights of persons with 
> disabilities such as the right to vote for the blind and the right to work 
> and to provide wheelchairs for them to easily access high-rise buildings, 
> transport and communication facilities. The convention also ensures that 
> people with disabilities are not exploited.
>
> Signing countries must build laws and policies to prevent discriminatory 
> treatment against people with disabilities and pledge to fight stigmas and 
> misconception.
> There are now approximately 650 million disabled people in the world, 
> accounting for 10 percent of the global population.
>
V Weitzel <vern at coombs.anu.edu.au>