About
The Centre on Human Rights for People with Disabilities was established in 2006. The Centre brings together a unique range of expertise in the areas of disability and human rights to enable the human rights of people with disabilities to be protected and promoted through key interventions. The Centre on Human Rights Team brings together a wealth of experience spanning Lobbying, Media, Campaigns, Education, Training, Policy, Research, Advocacy, Community Development and Outreach.
Our Vision
A population of disabled people who see the positive, independent and contributing aspects of their lives and who are supported to empower themselves to make those contributions to society.
A society in which non disabled people recognise the rights of disabled people to be different, to live their lives in a way which meets their particular needs without prejudice and unfavourable treatment.
A society, which is inclusive and which adapts to meet the needs of disabled people, rather than expecting disabled people to fit in.
Centre Aims & Objectives
Aim
To secure the human rights of people with disabilities in Northern Ireland.
Objectives
- To create and sustain a sectoral coalition of human rights expertise on disability;
- To identify and deliver key campaigns to ensure the abuse of disabled people is recognised and accepted as a mainstream human rights issue;
- To develop and ensure the delivery of an effective system of accessible legal redress;
- To deliver key policy changes which promote the human rights of people with disabilities;
- To develop and mainstream a system of human rights proofing which includes disability issues and to report on the extent to which existing protection systems recognize the human rights abuses faced by disabled people.
