Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities
General Assembly resolution 56/168 of 19 December 2001 established an Ad Hoc Committee "to consider proposals for a comprehensive and integral international convention to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities, based on the holistic approach in the work done in the fields of social development, human rights and non-discrimination and taking into account the recommendations of the Commission on Human Rights and the Commission for Social Development." The resolution also, "invites States, relevant bodies and organizations of the United Nations system, including relevant human rights treaty bodies, the regional commissions, the Special Rapporteur on disability of the Commission for Social Development, as well as intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations with an interest in the matter to make contributions to the work entrusted to the Ad Hoc Committee, based on the practice of the United Nations."
Amnesty International (AI)
Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights. AI’s vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. In pursuit of this vision, AI’s mission is to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights. AI is independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion. It does not support or oppose any government or political system, nor does it support or oppose the views of the victims whose rights it seeks to protect. It is concerned solely with the impartial protection of human rights. AI has a varied network of members and supporters around the world. At the latest count, there were more than 2.2 million members, supporters and subscribers in over 150 countries and territories in every region of the world. Although they come from many different backgrounds and have widely different political and religious beliefs, they are united by a determination to work for a world where everyone enjoys human rights. AI is a democratic, self-governing movement. Major policy decisions are taken by an International Council made up of representatives from all national sections.
The Brandt Equation
Willy Brandt's panel of international leaders represented a breadth of expert viewpoints crossing every spectrum – geographic and economic, political and ideological. They produced the first agreement ever by influential statesmen and leaders from developed and developing nations on restructuring the world economy. In the best-selling books on international development in history, the Brandt Commission set out a comprehensive strategy for food, aid, environment, trade, finance, and monetary reform – as well as global negotiations to implement those objectives.
Corporation for Positive Change (CPC)
Corporation for Positive Change (CPC) is dedicated to the design and development of appreciative organizations – those capable of sustaining innovation, financial well-being and market leadership by inspiring the best in human beings. CPC Founders Diana Whitney and David Cooperrider have pioneered highly successful Appreciative Inquiry processes for Corporate Culture Change, Strategic Planning, Union/Management Partnership, Leadership Development, Merger Integration, and the Design of Global Organizations. CPC Consultants have used Appreciative Inquiry for projects ranging from Nursing Retention to Optimal Financial Margins to Superior Customer Service to Focus on the Future. CPC clients are executives and managers who recognize the value of employee involvement in the process of change. They are strength-based leaders dedicated to creating healthy organizations financially, socially and environmentally.
Dignity International: Human Rigths for All - A Global Family for Solidarity and Human Dignity
Economic, social and cultural rights violations – extreme poverty, lack of access to healthcare, basic housing and education in the context of an imbalanced global financial and economic order all present enormous challenges to everyone working for social justice. Extreme poverty exists amidst extreme wealth. Income inequality between the rich and poor countries as well as between the rich and poor communities within countries is the sharpest ever. Among the most deprived there is a clear cry for change. Human rights provide a ready, moral and an authoritative framework to bring about that social change. Dignity International was founded in October 1999 largely by the communities directly experiencing poverty and social exclusion who felt that there was a need for a global human rights movement that will promote and defend economic, social and cultural rights on par with civil and political rights – a human rights movement that will defend the human rights of the poorest and most vulnerable in our societies. Dignity International aspires to become a global human rights family owned and led by people living in conditions of extreme poverty and exclusion. The will and energy for change is greatest among the affected communities and the meaningful future for human rights lie with them. Dignity International is an independent, non-profit foundation registered in Amsterdam.
International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS)
The International Association of Genocide Scholars is an organization designed to further and support research and teaching on the causes, parameters, and effects of genocide, and to advance policy studies on prevention and intervention. Membership is open to scholars, graduate students, professionals, statesmen, leaders in business and society, journalists, religious leaders, and other interested persons any place in the world. IAGS members receive the IAGS Newsletter, a second ISG Newsletter and Working Papers, access to the IAGS Members Website including Bulletin Board (now being established), as well as Genocide Studies and Prevention, the new Official Journal of IAGS, which began publication in 2006. The journal is co-founded and published jointly by IAGS and the International Institute of Genocide and Human Rights Studies (IIGHRS - a division of the Zoryan Institute), and is published by the distinguished University of Toronto Press. The IAGS holds a major international scholarly conference biennially that alternates between the United States and other locations. Members in good standing may also participate and present papers in the meetings of the ISG.
International PEN
International PEN, the worldwide association of writers with 145 Centres in 104 Countries, exists to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere, to fight for freedom of expression and represent the conscience of world literature.
International Society For Health And Human Rights (ISHHR)
The aim of ISHHR is to contribute to the promotion and improvement of aid to persons who have experienced gross violations of human rights, and to contribute to the world-wide eradication of gross violations of human rights. ISHHR has members in almost 50 countries worldwide. Please read on the ISHHR website: "The human rights issue is a very important one for health workers, and as health professionals we deal with this in many different ways. We live in a world where these rights are being violated and challenged every single day. In this situation we hope to contribute with our share, namely by strengthening the communication between professionals in this area and by emphasising the need for an active defense for human rights."
Share The World's Resources (STWR)
STWR (Share The World's Resources) is a non-politically affiliated network campaigning for justice and peace through the fair and equitable distribution of world resources. STWR believes the current world economic system perpetuates global poverty, denies basic human rights to many millions and damages all nations.
General Assembly resolution 56/168 of 19 December 2001 established an Ad Hoc Committee "to consider proposals for a comprehensive and integral international convention to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities, based on the holistic approach in the work done in the fields of social development, human rights and non-discrimination and taking into account the recommendations of the Commission on Human Rights and the Commission for Social Development." The resolution also, "invites States, relevant bodies and organizations of the United Nations system, including relevant human rights treaty bodies, the regional commissions, the Special Rapporteur on disability of the Commission for Social Development, as well as intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations with an interest in the matter to make contributions to the work entrusted to the Ad Hoc Committee, based on the practice of the United Nations."
Amnesty International (AI)
Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights. AI’s vision is of a world in which every person enjoys all of the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international human rights standards. In pursuit of this vision, AI’s mission is to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights. AI is independent of any government, political ideology, economic interest or religion. It does not support or oppose any government or political system, nor does it support or oppose the views of the victims whose rights it seeks to protect. It is concerned solely with the impartial protection of human rights. AI has a varied network of members and supporters around the world. At the latest count, there were more than 2.2 million members, supporters and subscribers in over 150 countries and territories in every region of the world. Although they come from many different backgrounds and have widely different political and religious beliefs, they are united by a determination to work for a world where everyone enjoys human rights. AI is a democratic, self-governing movement. Major policy decisions are taken by an International Council made up of representatives from all national sections.
The Brandt Equation
Willy Brandt's panel of international leaders represented a breadth of expert viewpoints crossing every spectrum – geographic and economic, political and ideological. They produced the first agreement ever by influential statesmen and leaders from developed and developing nations on restructuring the world economy. In the best-selling books on international development in history, the Brandt Commission set out a comprehensive strategy for food, aid, environment, trade, finance, and monetary reform – as well as global negotiations to implement those objectives.
Corporation for Positive Change (CPC)
Corporation for Positive Change (CPC) is dedicated to the design and development of appreciative organizations – those capable of sustaining innovation, financial well-being and market leadership by inspiring the best in human beings. CPC Founders Diana Whitney and David Cooperrider have pioneered highly successful Appreciative Inquiry processes for Corporate Culture Change, Strategic Planning, Union/Management Partnership, Leadership Development, Merger Integration, and the Design of Global Organizations. CPC Consultants have used Appreciative Inquiry for projects ranging from Nursing Retention to Optimal Financial Margins to Superior Customer Service to Focus on the Future. CPC clients are executives and managers who recognize the value of employee involvement in the process of change. They are strength-based leaders dedicated to creating healthy organizations financially, socially and environmentally.
Dignity International: Human Rigths for All - A Global Family for Solidarity and Human Dignity
Economic, social and cultural rights violations – extreme poverty, lack of access to healthcare, basic housing and education in the context of an imbalanced global financial and economic order all present enormous challenges to everyone working for social justice. Extreme poverty exists amidst extreme wealth. Income inequality between the rich and poor countries as well as between the rich and poor communities within countries is the sharpest ever. Among the most deprived there is a clear cry for change. Human rights provide a ready, moral and an authoritative framework to bring about that social change. Dignity International was founded in October 1999 largely by the communities directly experiencing poverty and social exclusion who felt that there was a need for a global human rights movement that will promote and defend economic, social and cultural rights on par with civil and political rights – a human rights movement that will defend the human rights of the poorest and most vulnerable in our societies. Dignity International aspires to become a global human rights family owned and led by people living in conditions of extreme poverty and exclusion. The will and energy for change is greatest among the affected communities and the meaningful future for human rights lie with them. Dignity International is an independent, non-profit foundation registered in Amsterdam.
International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS)
The International Association of Genocide Scholars is an organization designed to further and support research and teaching on the causes, parameters, and effects of genocide, and to advance policy studies on prevention and intervention. Membership is open to scholars, graduate students, professionals, statesmen, leaders in business and society, journalists, religious leaders, and other interested persons any place in the world. IAGS members receive the IAGS Newsletter, a second ISG Newsletter and Working Papers, access to the IAGS Members Website including Bulletin Board (now being established), as well as Genocide Studies and Prevention, the new Official Journal of IAGS, which began publication in 2006. The journal is co-founded and published jointly by IAGS and the International Institute of Genocide and Human Rights Studies (IIGHRS - a division of the Zoryan Institute), and is published by the distinguished University of Toronto Press. The IAGS holds a major international scholarly conference biennially that alternates between the United States and other locations. Members in good standing may also participate and present papers in the meetings of the ISG.
International PEN
International PEN, the worldwide association of writers with 145 Centres in 104 Countries, exists to promote friendship and intellectual co-operation among writers everywhere, to fight for freedom of expression and represent the conscience of world literature.
International Society For Health And Human Rights (ISHHR)
The aim of ISHHR is to contribute to the promotion and improvement of aid to persons who have experienced gross violations of human rights, and to contribute to the world-wide eradication of gross violations of human rights. ISHHR has members in almost 50 countries worldwide. Please read on the ISHHR website: "The human rights issue is a very important one for health workers, and as health professionals we deal with this in many different ways. We live in a world where these rights are being violated and challenged every single day. In this situation we hope to contribute with our share, namely by strengthening the communication between professionals in this area and by emphasising the need for an active defense for human rights."
Share The World's Resources (STWR)
STWR (Share The World's Resources) is a non-politically affiliated network campaigning for justice and peace through the fair and equitable distribution of world resources. STWR believes the current world economic system perpetuates global poverty, denies basic human rights to many millions and damages all nations.
