Government of Canada tables the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

December 1, 2017 by DABC

The Government of Canada has tabled the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

From the news release:

“The Optional Protocol would allow individuals in Canada to make a complaint to the United Nations if they believe their rights under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Convention) have been violated.

The Convention protects and promotes the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities without discrimination and on an equal basis with others. In 2010, Canada became a Party to the Convention and committed to promoting, protecting and ensuring the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights by persons with disabilities.”

To read the rest of the news release, please click here.

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Government of Canada tables the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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Open by Appointment Only Disability Alliance BC offers the following ways to access our services: over the phone, virtually, or in-person at our office located in downtown Vancouver. As the demand for our services is very high, we do not take walk-in appointments.

Open by Appointment Only

Disability Alliance BC offers the following ways to access our services: over the phone, virtually, or in-person at our office located in downtown Vancouver. As the demand for our services is very high, we do not take walk-in appointments.