United Nations and Disability Rights

MindFreedom's team in the United Nations worked hard for years with activists from all over the world to create a treaty on disability and human rights.

United Nations Disability Convention Ratified by David W. Oaks — last modified 2008-05-07 03:09

A United Nations treaty -- or "convention" -- on disability has been ratified by enough nations. It went into effect on 3 May 2008 and is now legally binding internationally. MindFreedom psychiatric survivor activists worked for years with hundreds of other advocates to achieve this victory.

Advocates Celebrate International Disabled Persons Day by Launching Treaty Ratification Campaign by David W. Oaks — last modified 2008-01-14 17:52

MindFreedom International had a team led by board president Celia Brown inside the United Nations for several years working with disability groups from all over the world. The result: A United Nations treaty on disability rights. But now that treaty needs to be ratified by nations all over the world. Disability activists have created a campaign to win that ratification.