Further reading:

https://medium.com/@hernan.bonomo/we-need-more-courage-in-the-un-human-rights-system-1f20dad876c5

Learn more about Hernan via his Linkedin page:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/hernan-bonomo-aa418954/recent-activity/all/

Listen to the "Disability Dialogues" podcast hosted by Gerard Quinn Special Rapporteur:

https://open.spotify.com/show/5QzYmy4XUv4pMdt5sdzhwL?si=zAjQpFJHSzWEGxX6xddMSg

Have you ever wanted to learn more about the Martin Ennals Award for Human Rights Defenders?

Today we'll tell you about the organisations that are involved in the selections process and we'll also explore a couple of theories as to why no one involved in disability rights advocacy/activism has yet to win the award.

Learn more about the Martin Ennals Award and the organisations involved in the selection process via the link below:

https://www.martinennalsaward.org/about-the-award/

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/dashboard/episode/e28bmcf

We're honoured to be joined by the SAUDC team from Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta Indonesia.

The University is named in honour of Gadjah Mada (1290-1364) who led a campaign to unify the Indonesian Archipelago under the Kingdom of Majapahit. He is now regarded as a national hero in Indonesia and the nation's official motto of "Unity in Diversity" (Bhinneka Tunggal Ika) is derived from the Javanese poem "Kakawin Sutasoma" which was written around the 14th century during the reign of Hayam Wuruk who ruled Majapahit at the height of it's power.

Today the SAUDC team will be telling us about their work.

Learn more about Gadjah Mada University here:

https://ugm.ac.id/en/news/ugm-committed-to-improving-disability-services/

I would like to express to give a massive thank you to the phenomenal "Martin Ennals Foundation" for supporting me.

The Geneva-based organisation was named in honour of Martin Ennals, who served as Secretary-General of Amnesty International between 1968-1980 and founded a number of human rights organisatons including ARTICLE 19 and International Alert.

The "Martin Ennals Award" is awarded annually to recognise the work of Human Rights Defenders.

Learn more about about the "Martin Ennals Foundation and the Martin Ennals Award via the link below:

https://www.martinennalsaward.org/

I've noticed that this show has exploded in popularity recently, jumping from 3,242-3,355 listeners overnight.

According to my analytics the VAST!!! majority of these listeners hail from the Province of Overijsel in The Netherlands. BEDANKT!

My sincerest apologies for my terrible Dutch pronunciations in this episode.

If you're from The Netherlands and would like to be featured in a future episode, feel free to contact: [email protected]

Saorse Smith is a comedian and disability rights activist with CP from Dublin.

Today she'll be sharing her story with us.

Learn more about Saoirse and her work via checking out the link to her socials:

Instagram:

https://instagram.com/saoirsesmithcomedy?igshid=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/FreedomSaoirse

Facebook:

https://m.facebook.com/Saoirsesmithcomedian/

I first learned about Saoirse via the following article:

https://www.rte.ie/news/primetime/2023/0502/1379566-disability/

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If you've ever wondered why I make so many episodes about Malta, here's why.

Dr. Alistair De Gaetano is the advisor to Minister Julia Farrugia-Portelli (Malta's Minister of Inclusion) on disability matters at the MIVC (Ministry of Inclusion, Voluntary Contributions and Consumer Rights) headquartered in Lija.

Today he'll be sharing his story with us as well as telling us how the MIVC supports people with disabilities in Malta.

Learn more about the MIVC via the link to their website below:

https://inclusion.gov.mt/

Contact: [email protected]

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