| Resolution Number: | 2015-D071 |
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| Title: | Ratify UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
| Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred |
| Final Text: | |
Resolved, That the 78th General Convention in accordance reaffirm and renew the Church’s longtime commitment to the principles of inclusion and the advancement of the human rights of all people with disabilities; and be it further
Resolved, That the 78th General Convention recognize and acknowledge that the United States of America is the last developed nation member of the United Nations that has yet to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and recognize that other countries in which The Episcopal Church exists have ratified the treaty; and be it further
Resolved, That the 78th General Convention call on the United States Senate to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities during the 114th Congress of the United States, and direct the Office of Government Relations to lobby the Senate for the ratification of this treaty and direct the Episcopal Public Policy Network to urge all members of the Church in the United States to contact their Senators and advocate for ratification of the treaty.
| Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Salt Lake City, 2015 (New York: General Convention, 2015), p. 835. |
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Legislative History
| Author: | The Rev. Br. Richard Edward Helmer |
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| Originating House: | House of Bishops |
| Originating Committee: | Social Justice and International Policy |
House of Bishops
The House of Bishops Committee on Social Justice and International Policy presented its Report #8 on Resolution D071 (Call for Ratification of the UN CRPD) and moved adoption.
Original Text of Resolution:
(D071)
Resolved, the House of Deputies concurring, That the 78th General Convention in accordance reaffirm and renew the Church’s longtime commitment to the principles of inclusion and the advancement of the human rights of all people with disabilities; and be it further
Resolved, That the 78th General Convention recognize and acknowledge that the United States of America is the last developed nation member of the United Nations that has yet to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and recognize that other countries in which The Episcopal Church exists have ratified the treaty; and be it further
Resolved, That the 78th General Convention call on the United States Senate to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities during the 114th Congress of the United States, and direct the Office of Government Relations to lobby the Senate for the ratification of this treaty and direct the Episcopal Public Policy Network to urge all members of the Church in the United States to contact their Senators and advocate for ratification of the treaty.
Motion carried
Resolution adopted
(Communicated to the House of Deputies in HB Message #131)
House of Deputies
The House of Deputies Committee on Social Justice and International Policy presented its Report #11 on HB Message #131 on Resolution D071 (Call for Ratification of the UN CRPD) and moved concurrence.
Motion carried
The House concurred
(Communicated to the House of Bishops in HD Message #265)
Resolution Concurred by Both Houses, July 2.
| Abstract: | The 78th General Convention calls the United States Senate to ratify the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. |
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