Rosemary Kayess
For her leadership in global disability rights, including helping draft and secure Australia’s ratification of the UN convention.
About this winner
- Year: 2019
- Level: Winner
About the 2019 nomination
Rosemary Kayess is a leading disability rights activist, academic, and lawyer. She contributed to drafting the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and successfully lobbied for its ratification in Australia. She teaches international human rights law and publishes extensively on international human rights for people with disability. She is currently Vice Chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
About the Human Rights Awards
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