Comments on: UK Finally Ratifies CRPD http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/06/13/uk-finally-ratifies-crpd/ Left-wing news, opinion and activism Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:53:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: David Duff http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/06/13/uk-finally-ratifies-crpd/#comment-50181 David Duff Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:11:29 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=5678#comment-50181 Both, I would have thought, and certainly a menace. Both, I would have thought, and certainly a menace.

]]> By: Sarah Ismail http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/06/13/uk-finally-ratifies-crpd/#comment-50167 Sarah Ismail Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:22:40 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=5678#comment-50167 I don't think so. I think the police cn force them into treatment under the Mental Health Act... unless the Convention changes that. But do those count as disabilities, or are they considered illnesses? I don’t think so. I think the police cn force them into treatment under the Mental Health Act… unless the Convention changes that. But do those count as disabilities, or are they considered illnesses?

]]> By: David Duff http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/06/13/uk-finally-ratifies-crpd/#comment-50166 David Duff Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:14:02 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=5678#comment-50166 "saying no to being placed in an institution; saying no to medical or psychological treatment;" Would that include those suffering with schitzophrenia and other pathological psychoses? “saying no to being placed in an institution; saying no to medical or psychological treatment;”

Would that include those suffering with schitzophrenia and other pathological psychoses?

]]> By: Conor http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/06/13/uk-finally-ratifies-crpd/#comment-50146 Conor Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:00:55 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=5678#comment-50146 Interesting post Sarah, thanks. This process of standard-setting at the international level and then getting governments to ratify treaties and take on the obligations that they entail has been shown to be an extremely effective way of campaigning (I was involved in similar campaigns over torture and the death penalty when I worked at Amnesty). It does not get attention from the mainstream media because it seems too technical, but it really does help to achieve lasting change. You might also be interested in this - which I wrote many, many years ago: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/archiveuk/BCODP/human%20rights%20conv.pdf Interesting post Sarah, thanks. This process of standard-setting at the international level and then getting governments to ratify treaties and take on the obligations that they entail has been shown to be an extremely effective way of campaigning (I was involved in similar campaigns over torture and the death penalty when I worked at Amnesty). It does not get attention from the mainstream media because it seems too technical, but it really does help to achieve lasting change.

You might also be interested in this – which I wrote many, many years ago:

http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies/archiveuk/BCODP/human%20rights%20conv.pdf

]]> By: Liberal Conspiracy http://liberalconspiracy.org/2009/06/13/uk-finally-ratifies-crpd/#comment-74929 Liberal Conspiracy Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:00:53 +0000 http://www.liberalconspiracy.org/?p=5678#comment-74929 <span class="topsy_trackback_comment"><span class="topsy_twitter_username"><span class="topsy_trackback_content">New post: UK Finally Ratifies CRPD http://bit.ly/MqTHC</span> <div class="topsy_trackback_links">[<a href="http://twitter.com/libcon/status/2153341872">Original tweet</a>]</div></span> New post: UK Finally Ratifies CRPD http://bit.ly/MqTHC

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