Pacific Rim International Forum

Center on Disability Studies presents:

2012 Pacific Rim International Forum

Date: March 24, 2012 and March 25, 2012

Location: Hilton Hawaiian Village, 2005 Kalia Road, Honolulu, HI 96815

Pre-Conference event, an International Forum on the Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The Pacific Rim International Forum is a pre-event for the 28th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability & Diversity, aimed to highlight Human Rights' potential to transform human lives. And realizing the promise of rights enumerated in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), as well as other international treaties, requires political will and the commitment of state actors, local government, and civil society. Our common vision—that each human being be treated with inherent dignity—is the foundation which inspires and facilitates the meaning of human rights standards, norms and procedures into transformative social change. The codification of rights lays the groundwork to realize an inclusive, equitable and just world; but human action is what makes it happen.

The 2012 Forum seeks to engage participants in a lively discussion on key areas that support and facilitate the realization of fundamental human rights for millions of persons with disabilities, as expressed in the CRPD.

For more information, please contact Robert Stodden at stodden@hawaii.edu or Charmaine Crockett at cccrocke@hawaii.edu. or visit the PacRim Conference website or phone 1-808-956-7539.