Subject Index | Disabled persons |
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Subject Index | Human rights |
Subject Index | Universal human rights protection system |
Author | Anderson Joel and Philips |
Publisher | Netherlands Institute of Human Rights |
Date of publication | 2012 |
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ISBN | 9789039358634 |
Number of pages | 206 |
Language | English |
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The 2008 UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities (CRPD) provides a landmark articulation of the universality of human rights. It affirms in strong terms that all human beings have a claim to full inclusion and equal participation in society, something denied to many because of disability.