Oversight Committee for Global Research into Disability-Specific Deprivation of Liberty, Office of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (External) (External organisation)

Activity: MembershipMembership of committee

Description

Academic Expert Advisor Chair, 01-MAR-16-01-MAR-19, Selected by UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Catalina Devandas-Aguilar, as Academic Expert Advisor, responsible for overseeing global research on Disability-Specific Deprivation of Liberty to inform her 2019 Annual Report to the Human Rights Council. This role included chairing a round table of international experts including academics and other UN agency and mandate-holders to identify the key barriers and opportunities for securing liberty of disabled people globally.
Period1 Mar 2016 → …
Held atOversight Committee for Global Research into Disability-Specific Deprivation of Liberty, Office of the UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (External)