Webpages tagged with «Disability rights»
![Photo of Elisabeth Bjørnstøl Head of Equality and non-discrimination at the NCHR International Department together with Indonesian partners](https://www.jus.uio.no/smr/english/about/id/pics/equality/ijrs3.jpg?alt=listing)
Elisabeth Bjørnstøl, Head of Equality and non-discrimination at the NCHR International Department visited Indonesia last week in order to initiate a new cooperation programme on legal aid for women and disabled people in Indonesia.
![Ingrid Thunam holder foredrag for deltakere på kurs om SOKI og nedsatt funksjonsevne. Bilde.](https://www.jus.uio.no/smr/english/about/id/pics/equality/thunem.png?alt=listing)
The NCHR and the East Lake Institute for Social Advancement (EISA) is organising a 5 week training series on disability, sexual orientation and gender identities (SOGI) for representatives from Asian disability organisations. Last week, activist Ingrid Thunem shared her experiences from working with disability and SOGI rights issues in Norway with the participants.
![Gerard Quinn, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities talking with participants at a workshop on disability and SOGI. Picture from Zoom.](https://www.jus.uio.no/smr/english/about/id/pics/equality/quinn.png?alt=listing)
The NCHR and the East Lake Institute for Social Advancement (EISA) is organising a 5 week training series on human rights, discrimination, disability and SOGI issues. During weekly workshops participants from Asian civil society will explore the intersectionality of human rights and double discrimination.
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Together with the East Lake Institute for Social Advancement (EISA), the NCHR is organising a 5 week digital training workshop series on intersectional discrimination for Asian Civil Society. Particular focus will be on discrimination of people with disabilities and issues surrounding sexual orientation and gender identities (SOGI).
![Circles with drawing of peoplw with and without disabilities and pride symbols. Poster.](https://www.jus.uio.no/smr/english/about/id/events/pics/event-photo.3.jpg?alt=listing)
5 week digital course for Asian civil society organisations on intersectional discrimination with a particular focus on people with disabilities and issues surrounding sexual orientation and gender identities (SOGI)
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This weekend Dr. River Hustad from the NCHR International Department contributed to an international webinar about human rights protection of vulnerable groups during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Last week, the NCHR organised a seminar about the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD) and equal recognition before the law for people with intellectual disabilities.