Disability Rights are still human rights

Drafting a letter to the United Nations Secretariat:

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

In 2008 NZ Govt showed its commitment by *ratifying The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2008.

The "Convention" "reaffirms that all people with all types of disabilities must enjoy all human rights and fundamental freedoms."

The govt's pandemic response has changed all what it stood for - around the world including NZ.

The fallout and human cost has been reflected via breaches of

Article 5 Equality and non-discrimination

Article12 Equal recognition before the law

Access to justice

Article 14,15 Liberty and freedom from inhuman treatment

Even without the pandemic 2020 these Articles were still breached.

A *ratification is a signed agreement, treaty or contract.