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The 1998 declaration of human rights included the rights of all including:
Article 3 - Protection from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment. This includes when individuals need care and support in terms of personal care, moving and positioning and safeguarding.
Article 5 - Life, liberty, and security of person. This covers protecting personal rights to freedom from unreasonable detention.
Article 8 – Respect for private and family life, home, and correspondence. This covers a broad meaning for all aspects of an individual’s daily life including your sexuality, body, personal identity, and relationships including family life.
Article 9/10 - Have freedom of thought, conscience, religion, opinion, and expression. This gives individuals the right to change beliefs or religion at any time and being able to put their thoughts and beliefs into action.
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) is the first international, legally binding instrument setting minimum standards for rights of people with disabilities.
The UK agreed to follow the (CRPD) in 2009. By following CRPD, the UK agrees to protect and promote the human rights of disabled people, including eliminating disability discrimination, enabling disabled people to live independently in the community, ensuring an inclusive education system and ensuring disabled people are protected from all forms of exploitation, violence, and abuse.
