Tag: Geneva

[fr] Introductory speech during the pre-review session of France by the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, the 8 June 2015

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This little speech was written by the members of the Autistic Alliance in charge of the file, and delivered by Eric LUCAS to the members of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, in Geneva, the 8 June 2015. (sorry for the poor audio quality) For more information, see http://allianceautiste.org/wp/2015/06/audition-comite-droits-enfant-onu-2015/

[in][fr] Testimony and explanations about autism by Eric LUCAS to the WHO (World Health Organization), on october 10 2014, Geneva

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For the original speech in English, please scroll down to the text in blue A l’occasion du “World Mental Health Day” in the presence of Mr SAXENA, Mr YASAMI, and other mental health program leaders. My intervention is a bit “chaotic” (lack of preparation and sleep – I wrote a good part of it Read More …

[in] Testimony about the forced hospitalisation of autistics by Eric LUCAS, to the UN (United Nations) Human Right Committee, on july 16 2014, Geneva

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Main speech of Eric LUCAS : Ladies and gentlemen, It’s not easy for me to speak like this in public, because I’m autistic. I was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome. But I agreed to give my testimony today at the United Nations because of the way mental health laws are applied in France. Twenty years ago, Read More …