International Conventions and Treaties on Disability Rights Flashcards
1. Name the most prominent international declarations and conventions that protect human rights and the rights of people with disabilities. 2. Explain the main purpose and protections of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
True or False
People with disabilities are listed among the groups protected against discrimination in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
False
In what year did the United Nations pass the Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons?
1975
What document was the first of its kind to establish fundamental human rights to be universally protected?
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
When and where did the United Nations General Assembly adopt the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)?
December 10, 1948 in Paris, France
What document is regarded as the foundation of international human rights law (numerous treaties, constitutions, and laws have elaborated on the rights in the document, especially accessibility laws).
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
Who commissioned the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)?
- The Commission on Human Rights, led by Eleanor Roosevelt
- 18 members with different cultural and political backgrounds
What document consists of 30 articles that state fundamental human rights ranging from life, liberty, equality, spiritual and policital freedoms, to social, cultural, and economic rights?
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR)
What treaty is the most important political and democratic expression of the will to grant and guarantee equal human rights to people with disabilities at a global level?
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD)
What treaty is an instrument to push and monitor national legislation, administration and the implementation and provision of Accessibility, AT and universal design as integral parts and means to guarantee equal human rights to people with disabilities?
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD)
What treaty follows decades of work by the United Nations to change attitudes and approaches to persons with disabilities?
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD)
What treaty took to a new height the movement from viewing persons with disabilities as “objects” of charity, medical treatment and social protection towards viewing persons with disabilities as “subjects” with rights, who are capable of claiming those rights and making decisions for their lives based on their free and informed consent as well as being active members of society?
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD)
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) was negotiated in what timeframe?
It is considered the fastest negotiated human rights treaty
From 2002 to 2006
When was The Marrakesh Treaty adopted?
June 27, 2013
What is the full name of The Marrakesh Treaty?
The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled
Which treaty seeks to ensure that people with vision or other print disabilities can access published materials such as books?
The Marrakesh Treaty
True or False
The Marrakesh Treaty forms part of the body of international copyright treaties administered by the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization).
True
What are the most prominent international declarations and conventions that protect human rights and the rights of people with disabilities?
- The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- The Marrakesh Treaty
What treaty is intended as a human rights instrument with an explicit, social development dimension?
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
What treaty reaffirms that all persons with all types of disabilities must enjoy all human rights and fundamental freedoms?
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
What treaty identifies areas where adaptations have to be made for persons with disabilities to effectively exercise their rights and areas where their rights have been violated, and where protection of rights must be reinforced?
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD)
What unifies the fundamental personal freedoms and rights of European Union citizens?
The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
When was the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union declared, and when did it become law?
Declared in 2000 and became law in 2009 with the Treaty of Lisbon
What was the purpose of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union?
To unify and clarify various rights throughout the EU member states.
“The fundamental rights and freedoms recognized by the European Convention on Human Rights” is an element that forms the basis of what?
The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union