Convention Archives - Disability Advocacy Resource Unit (DARU)

Sort order by

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Author: United Nations

Date published: Friday 10th December, 1948

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) is a milestone document in the history of human rights. The Declaration was proclaimed as a common standard of achievements for all peoples

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol 2008

Author: United Nations

Date published: Saturday 5th July, 2025

The Convention follows decades of work by the United Nations to change attitudes and approaches to persons with disabilities. It takes to a new height the movement from viewing persons…

Subscribe to the DARU Update

The DARU Update comes out weekly and features the latest news stories, resources, campaigns, submissions, events and jobs published in the media that relate to disability and disability advocacy.

DARU is auspiced by DAV and VCOSS with funding from the Victorian Government Office for Disability

Convention

Universal Declaration of Human Rights

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol 2008

Subscribe to the DARU Update

For Advocates

Resources

Events

Find an advocate

Have your say

Contact Information