COSP13 Online side meeting 4.12.20 Chair: Sarah Kamau, Kenya, Acting Chair CDPF Speakers: Diana Samarasan, Disability Rights Fund Layne Robinson, Commonwealth Secretariat Richard Rieser, UK, General Secretary CDPF Dr Sruti Mohapatra, India, Acting Vice Chair CDPF Thandi Mfulo, South Africa,…
Technical Briefing Session on Disability Rights in the Commonwealth
Virtual Meeting: 2 December 2020 from 10:00 to 12:00hrs (GMT)
Implementing the SDGs and CRPD. Online meeting 4 December 2020
Commonwealth countries adopt statement on promoting human rights in and through sport
Article 30 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) guarantees the Right to participate in recreation, leisure and Sport. This recent statement from the Commonwealth underscores the importance of promoting human rights through sport and the importance of guaranteeing Commonwealth Citizens with disabilities the right to participate in sports on an equal basis with others.
Joint ROFA/CDPF Meeting, 2nd November – Covid-19
CDPF Newsletter #4
CDPF Signs letter objecting to closure of Institute Commonwealth Studies at London University
Please write a letter of complaint to London University. See Statement of Situation:
COMMONWEALTH STATEMENT ON RACISM
Virtual Commonwealth Foreign Affairs Ministers Meeting14 October 2020
Disability Rights During the Pandemic
A coalition of seven global disability rights organizations have today called for urgent action by States and the international community to halt the catastrophic failure to protect the lives, health, and rights of persons with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Two videos from Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) has published two new videos through its Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities (CPwD) network to highlight the issues facing people with disabilities. These new videos on legislation and representation, education & advocacy provide guidance to Commonwealth…