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CCOM Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association

On December 2, 2021 the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) hosted a virtual workshop entitled How NHRIs [National Human Rights Institutions] and Parliaments can Protect and Promote Disability Rights. The objective of the workshop was to discuss the role of NHRIs and Parliaments in protecting and promoting the rights of Commonwealth citizens with disabilities. The session consisted of a series of presentations by the following panelists:

  • The Honourable Dennitah Ghati, Member of the National Assembly of Kenya and Chairperson of Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities
  • Caroline Waters OBE, Deputy Chair of the UK's Equality and Human Rights Commission
  • The Honourable Eugene Mussolini M.P., Member of the Rwandan Chamber of Deputies for Persons with Disabilities
  • Richard Rieser, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Disabled Person's Forum
  • Bonface Massah, Commissioner, Malawi Human Rights Commission

The presenters took turns sharing initiatives undertaken by NHRIs and Parliaments within their jurisdictions to protect and promote the rights of persons with disabilities. They also discussed some of the challenges faced by persons with disabilities within their countries during the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken by NHRIs and Parliaments to mitigate them. During their presentations and the question-and-answer portion of the workshop, the panelists stressed the importance on both the signing and implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

The workshop was attended by the following member of the Canadian Branch of the CPA: the Honourable Chantal Petitclerc, Senator.

CPAM Canadian Section of ParlAmericas

In recent years the hemisphere has been witnessing growing social discontent, which has manifested in social mobilizations and protests in several countries as well as general citizen distrust of institutions. In addition, the health and socioeconomic crisis generated by the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the already glaring inequalities in the Americas and the Caribbean. In the face of this complex panorama, civil society and youth organizations have challenged governing institutions with demands that insist on the rebuilding of the social contract.

This session offered parliamentarians the opportunity to hold dialogue with representatives of civil society and youth about their visions, expectations, and proposals to rebuild the social contract under democratic and inclusive paradigms.

For more information, see the report: Report of the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas

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