Lesson 9: Human Rights of Vulnerable Persons and Groups II: Children's Rights and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities


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Lesson 9 focuses on two vulnerable groups: children and persons with disabilities, and looks at the protective systems put in place at the global and regional levels. The lesson gives special attention to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, recounting the slow but gradual acceptance of these conventions among the international community.

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