| Description: | Traveled to Nepal to provide trainings to Nepali judicial authorities and public health officials on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and comparative national experiences with implementing its provisions on non-discrimination, health rights and living in the community on an equal basis with others (including through judicial and quasi-judicial decisions). Other trainings were offered directly to persons with physical, sensory and psycho-social disabilities on the CRPD and strategies for its effective enforcement. See full description of workshops here. |
| Project/Activity Leader(s): | Tara Melish, Associate Professor and Director, Buffalo Human Rights Center |
| Unit: | Law School |
| Department: | Law School |
| City: | Kathmandu |
| Country: | Nepal |
| External Funding: | Yes |
| Funding Source: | International Network on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) |
| Start Date: | 2014-01-13 |
| End Date: | 2014-01-16 |
| External Partners: | Koshish-National Mental Health Self Help Organization; National Federation of the Disabled Nepal; Forum for the Protection of Public Interest (Pro Public); International Network on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ESCR-Net) |
| Are UB students involved? | No |
