Resolutions and Declaration by Persons with Down Syndrome - 11th WDSC, South Africa, August 2012

From Down Syndrome International:


11th World Down Syndrome Congress Resolutions

WE, THE DELEGATES OF THE 11TH WORLD DOWN SYNDROME CONGRESS: Advancing Inclusion of Persons with Down Syndrome, assembled here in Cape Town, South Africa from the 14th – 18th August 2012, hereby reaffirm our commitment to the promotion, protection and implementation of the human rights of individuals with Down syndrome and intellectual disability.

We recognise that a fundamental shift has taken place at international policy level with the adoption and entry into force of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), signalling a move away from practices that segregate people with disabilities to an approach that seeks to promote their inclusion in all sectors of society in respect of human rights.

Read on for the detailed resolutions, here.

• The next (12th) World Down Syndrome Congress will be held in Chennai, India, in 2015