Catalina Devandas

@SR_Disability

UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities / Relatora Especial sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad de las Naciones Unidas

Geneva, Switzerland
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Joined December 2014
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    14 hours ago

    Relatora Especial sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad de las Naciones Unidas celebra la realización de la consulta pública de nuestra Unidad sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad (UDPD)

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    Jun 21

    "There can be no keener revelation of a society's soul than the way in which it treats its children." pic:

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    Jun 21

    Hear about needs from IDPs themselves: attend the "In their own words" event in Geneva on 27 June or follow it via Twitter at

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    Jun 19

    The International Monetary Fund must do more to protect low-income & vulnerable individuals from bearing the brunt of austerity policies, finds a report by :

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    Jun 21

    El 28 de junio en Montevideo presentaré el libro sobre complicidad económica durante la dictadura uruguaya en un evento organizado por FES Uruguay y Cátedra UNESCO de la Univ. República. Un panel abierto al público. Moderará Felipe Michelini. ( Libro: )

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    Jun 21

    UN Human Rights Chief Zeid condemns ’s decision to pass legislation that criminalizes individuals & groups deemed to be supporting asylum-seekers, & undocumented migrants. READ:

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    Jun 21

    Thanks so much to Catalina Aguilar, Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, for meeting to talk to us in detail about disabled trans people's issues and rights.

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    Jun 21

    the separation of the girl w Down syndrome from her mom could constitute a violation of Art. 24.1 which the US is a party to

    Corey Lewandowski's comments on Fox News apparently mocking the tale of a 10-year-old girl with Down syndrome were "beyond the pale," former senior Democratic National Committee adviser Zac Petkanas said
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    Jun 17

    Wishing a Happy to all the fathers out there loving, caring and protecting their children and families! pic:

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    Jun 14

    "The Joint statement on inclusive social protection systems facilitated by the ILO says the direction of what CRPD-compliant social protection should look like. The GLAD network endorsed this Joint Statement," Senior Adviser Non-Discrimination

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    Jun 14

    Read our new blog. ♿️So excited so have launched the Bank’s first ever Disability Inclusion & Accountability Framework at . Leaving no one behind in development: a roadmap for disability inclusion via

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    Jun 14

    Durante la 11ª Conferencia de Estados Partes de la Convención sobre los Derechos de las Personas con en la discutimos con la Relatora Especial la posibilidades de articulación con la nueva Unidad sobre Personas con Discapacidad de

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  14. Jun 14

    The Secretary General's support for an action plan to mainstream the rights of persons with disabilities across the UN System could be the most important turning point in the system since the adoption of the CRPD. Closing

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  15. Jun 14

    Political rights and reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities to guarantee their right to participate are not for progressive realisation, but required to be immediately enforced. ;

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  16. Jun 14

    Equal recognition of persons with disabilities before the law is an essential right. It is the right to have rights, and a basic precondition for democracy to reach everyone.

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    Jun 13

    Groundbreaking forum: ppl w & Thanks ⁦⁩ ⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ ⁦⁩ & Paul Calcott ⁦⁩

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    Jun 13

    We were briefed by the on the system efforts for better coordination to address the rights of persons with disabilities

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    Jun 13

    Thanks 🇲🇽 and 🇳🇿 for organizing meeting of Group of friends on Disability Issues with UN special rapporteur Catalina Devandas

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    Jun 13

    ⁦ “⁩Lack of remedies and actions for women with disabilities to denounce practices that are harmful and abuses” leads to further violations. Said at event hosted by ⁦⁩

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