Day 3 at the UN Continues 🇺🇳 "In my country, the worst abuse does not always hide in the shadows. Sometimes it wears a suit and calls itself policy." Speaking today at the United Nations, Inclusion Canada CEO Krista Carr delivered a passionate message about the human rights challenges still facing people with intellectual disabilities in Canada. "In Canada, if you are in despair and you do not have a disability, the state fights to keep you alive. If you have a disability, it now offers to help you die. Same pain. Two answers." More than one person with a disability accesses MAiD under Track 2 every day. The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has called on Canada to repeal these provisions, recognizing the discriminatory impact they have on persons with disabilities. As we mark the 20th anniversary of the #CRPD, we must do more than celebrate progress. We must confront the policies, systems, and practices that continue to deny people with disabilities equality, dignity, and belonging. We will continue to speak truth to power, challenge discrimination wherever it exists, and amplify the voices of people with disabilities and their families—at home, at the United Nations, and around the world. Every person has a need and inherent right to be valued, respected and empowered to reach their full potential. See video link to Krista's full remarks at the UN 👇 youtube.com/watch?v=mJUGU32y… #COSP19 #DisabilityRights

Inclusion Canada, in partnership with @IDA_CRPD_Forum, is now hosting a side event entitled: After the Committee Speaks - Turning Concluding Observations into Domestic Action at the Convention's 20th Anniversary. The side event is examining the formal mechanisms that State Parties use to receive, process, and act on concluding observations, discuss the role of Article 33 monitoring framework, discuss case studies from other jurisdictions, and identify strategies to push implementation forward. The panel is being moderated by Inclusion Canada President, Moira Wilson and consists of panel members: Chris Sutton, Accessibility Commissioner, Canada Human Rights Commission, Hon. Carla Qualtrough, former federal minister, Fatma Wangare, Inclusion Africa, Stephanie Gotlib, @InclusionIntl , and @KristaCarrNB , CEO Inclusion Canada. #CSFCRPD #CRPD20