Annual Report - National Human Rights Commission

Rights of the Disabled
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S. No. Region Date Venue
1
North-Eastern
& Eastern
region
19-21 January 2005
National University of Juridical Sciences,
NUJS Bhawan, 12 LB Block, Sector-3,
Salt Lake City Kolkata-700 098
2
Central region
1-3 February 2005
National Law Institute University, Bhadbhada
Road Barkheri Kalan Bhopal-462002
3
Southern region
10-12 February 2005
Cochin University of Science and Technology,
Deptt. of Law, Cochin, Eranakulam,
Kerala-680022
4
Western region
19-21 February 2005
ILS College, Law College Road Pune-411004
5
Northern region
25-27 February 2005
Deptt. of Law, University of Punjab, Chandigarh
5.11 In addition, during the period under review, the Commission provided Disability input in
a number of programmes offered by Institute of Secretarial Training and Management. Likewise
a series of workshops have been facilitated by the Commission to raise awareness of the disability
sector about the procedure of elaborating UN Convention and its importance in the protection
and promotion of rights and dignity of persons with disabilities. These workshops were organized
at Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Delhi. A set of recommendations emerging out of these workshops
has also been communicated to the M/O-SJ&E, Government of India who is participating actively
in the UN Ad Hoc Committee elaborating the Disability Convention.
5.12 On the global scale the debate on disability and human rights is gaining momentum, and
is likely to result in a new Human Rights Treaty on the theme of disability. The very nature of
disability – and the inherent systemic discrimination and social exclusion that accompanies it –
means that many governments have very limited expertise in disability. In this respect, a single
comprehensive treaty would enable the Governments to recognize their obligations in
understandable terms and it would set clear targets for the development of disability-inclusive
systems and processes. Adding a new treaty would also complement existing international
standards for the rights of the disadvantaged.
5.13 Acknowledging the useful contribution by the NHRC during the second, third and fourth
session of the UN Ad Hoc Committee, the International Coordinating Committee of National
Human Rights Institutions nominated the NHRC as its global representative. During the period
under review the Special Rapporteur, Disability on behalf of the Commission performed this
role in fifth and the sixth session. The pre-sessional preparations involved wide consultations with
the civil society organizations and preparation of technical papers on the issues, which require
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