{"id":4193,"date":"2015-10-27T11:59:04","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T11:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ark.ac.uk\/ap\/?page_id=4193"},"modified":"2016-05-20T11:35:02","modified_gmt":"2016-05-20T10:35:02","slug":"oct19","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ark.ac.uk\/ap\/events\/oct19\/","title":{"rendered":"oct19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Putting people at the heart of human rights<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Monday 19 October 2015, Queen&#8217;s University Belfast<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The aim of this seminar was to compare and contrast human rights issues associated with the rights of children and young people; people with disabilities; and older people. In particular, the speakers explored the commonalities, possibilities, and learning to be gained from the relevant United Nations Conventions, how they are being implemented, and issues associated with the reporting mechanisms.\u00a0 This event was jointly organised with the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qub.ac.uk\/research-centres\/DisabilityResearchNetwork\/\" target=\"_blank\">Disability Research Network<\/a>, based in Queen&#8217;s University Belfast.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UN Conventions: Background, philosophy, ideology<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Laura Lundy (Centre for Children\u2019s Rights, QUB)\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xX7nmpZOpGE&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\">Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bronagh Byrne (Disability Research Network, QUB) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ark.ac.uk\/ap\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/BB19oct15.pdf\">Powerpoint slides<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2M26wp4eFg0&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\">Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ark.ac.uk\/ap\/people\/vfellow\/john-williams\/\">John Williams<\/a> (Department of Law and Criminology, University of Aberystwyth) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=X5WIhxb1RYk&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\">Video<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Implementation: Issues and Challenges<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Alex Tennant, Commissioner for Children and Young People\u2019s office <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ark.ac.uk\/ap\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/AT19oct15.pdf\">Powerpoint slides<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-TaKrMaHkWM&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\">Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities Independent Mechanism for Northern Ireland <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ark.ac.uk\/ap\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/CC19oct15.pdf\">Powerpoint slides<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>Paul Noonan, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland<\/li>\n<li>Colin Caughey, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Evelyn Hoy, Chief Executive, Commissioner for Older People\u2019s office <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ark.ac.uk\/ap\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/EH19oct15.pdf\">Powerpoint slides<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aEQFgnRvumM&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\">Video<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Involving People in the Reporting Process<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>John Patrick Clayton, Children\u2019s Law Centre\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SDKGDvdMtcw&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\">Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Colin Harper, Honorary Lecturer, QUB <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ark.ac.uk\/ap\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/CH19oct15.pdf\">Powerpoint slides<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kWK8mI38epA&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\">Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Edel Quinn, AgeNI\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=llsz1ejQe3Y&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\">Video<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-4193\" data-postid=\"4193\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-4193 themify_builder\">\n    <\/div>\n<!-- \/themify_builder_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Putting people at the heart of human rights Monday 19 October 2015, Queen&#8217;s University Belfast The aim of this seminar was to compare and contrast human rights issues associated with the rights of children and young people; people with disabilities; and older people. 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