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New - Zealand promotes the rights of people with intellectual disabilities with the CDPD candidates
the UN General Assembly will elect nine members to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) at the ninth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Rights to serve morning (Tuesday, June 14, 10 ET) disabled.
The candidate of the New Zealand CDPD is Mr. Robert Martin. If Mr. Martin, the first member of the Committee to serve with intellectual disabilities is chosen.
"I think it's time to make truly inclusive committee of all disabled people with disabilities, the rights of the people," Martin said.
The rights of people with disabilities is a priority area of ​​human rights in New Zealand.
Minister for Disability, Hon Nicky Wagner, lead the New Zealand delegation to the Conference of the Parties. "Should be The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities among members of all types of disabilities, which the principle of inclusion. Robert bring an important perspective, which was not present by the Commission," says Wagner.
The BRK monitors the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which promotes the rights of people with disabilities.
Mr. Martin CV attached.
http://img.scoop.co.nz/media/pdfs/1606/NZ_Robert_Martin_CV.PDF
http://img.scoop.co.nz/media/pdfs/1606/NZ_CRPD_Aide_Memoire.pdf
Reporter: Congratulations!
Robert Martin: Thank you
Reporter: So say - we know if you started working here? And what projects you imagine?
Minister Wagner: There are no data a few years ago what? I work for a long time!
Reporter Yes, who worked on the text of the Convention?
NW: It worked originally with the Kiwis, Don McKay, in the text of the Convention [on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities] and it is very good that he has the opportunity, in practice, things are set to he spoke at length ,
Robert Martin: Yes, with a committee to win the inclusion of all people with disabilities, and people with learning difficulties, was not put on the table before and so we are now on the table, this meaning that all areas of disability are represented by what is really good.
Minister Wagner: I think it is a real victory for the sector, people with learning difficulties, but also a victory of the United Nations Convention because they really now an inclusive committee. It is a victory for Robert, of course, because he worked so long and hard, and represents people nationwide in New Zealand, but also internationally. And we believe that there is a win for New Zealand as well, because we are very proud of him.
Reporter: Do - you campaign for it?
Robert Martin: Yes, it took more than two years, but I want the team from New thank - Zealand, which also has a lot of hard work behind the scenes to put my name, and of course Nicky Wagner who I support and is fantastic and the team that was behind me, of course, Cindy, a part of my team.
Reporter: Are - you magician, a?
Robert Martin: Yes, my assistant, which was very good. I think we put together a good team.
Reporter: Congratulations to.
Robert Martin: Thank you.
Reporter: Regarding representing people with learning disabilities, I think that people with psychosocial disabilities want to also increase their share. How do you think it work with these people?
Robert Martin: Well, I would, I work with them in negotiations. We have such a close relationship with them, which is institutionalized and locked, all that stuff. We know, and I am also a member of the Balance New Zealand, located in Wanganui for people with psychosocial disabilities in my city, so we know it and we know that they think that it is very important to know we are working together, in particular in Article 12 on supported model of decision-making and equality before the law, you know, I think they are.
And of course, the closure of all institutions, living with Article 19 in the municipality, that really believe in the closure of all institutions downward as they are archaic, 18th century, and they are not the 21st century.
People are citizens of their country, and that's how we see people and disabled people, but also, as I see.
The work begins and I know there is a lot of hard work, because I know that people believe with learning disabilities that we can do these things, and we can work. We have shown that we do these things because we have been working in the negotiations, if we can, we can. But even here there is a lot of work and a lot of hard work.
Reporter: What is the term for New - Zealand to be in the chair, for how many years? How long?
Minister Wagner: President? Now Robert is on the committee. It starts at the beginning of 2017-2020.
Reporter: Okay, three.
Reporter: What is your role?
Minister Wagner: I am the Minister for Disabled People in New - Zealand, and so working with the disability community in cooperation with DPD who are disabled affiliates, Robert was very committed. We are here to support Robert, because I truly believe that people with learning disabilities are not well represented. Ten years, this convention was going on, and this is the first time. So, again, as I say, it is a truly be inclusive committee now.
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