Submissions for the 37th UPR for Georgia, Nepal, Rwanda and Saint Lucia
This submission is made by the Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI). SRI is a coalition of national and regional organizations based in Canada, Poland, India, Argentina and South Africa, that work together to advance human rights related to sexuality, gender and bodily autonomy at the United Nations.
This submission reviews bioethics and how it has related to the rights of persons with disabilities. It first highlights how bioethics constitutes its own authority and experts to have a say in the lives of persons with disabilities. Secondly it provides a brief overview of a global feminist approach to bioethics and its contributions to a critique of the field. After highlighting the contributions of women with disabilities to the so-called “bioethical discussions,” the submission recommends to move away from bioethics and adopt a human rights-based analysis.
This submission is made by the Sexual Rights Initiative (SRI).[1] SRI is a coalition of national and regional organizations based in Canada, Poland, India, Argentina, Egypt and South Africa, that work together to advance human rights related to sexuality, gender and bodily autonomy at the United Nations.
UPR Submissions - 13th session