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NGO Nominees to the Working Group

Of the

Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities

Name	Nationality	Representing	Nominated by
Adnan al Aboudi	Jordan	West Asian Region	Landmine Survivors Network
Luis Fernando Astorga	Costa Rica	Americas Region	Inter-American Institute on Disability
Shuaib Chalklen	South Africa	African Region	Disabled Peoples’ International *
Yannis Vardakastanis	Greek	European Region	European Disability Forum
Lex Grandia	Denmark	World Federation of the Deaf Blind	World Federation of the Deaf Blind
Venus Ilagan	Philippines	Disabled Peoples’ International	Disabled Peoples’ International
Liisa Kaupinen	Finland	World Federation of the Deaf	World Federation of the Deaf
Robert Martin (Klaus Lachwitz)	New Zealand (Germany)	Inclusion International	Inclusion International
Tina Minkowitz	United States	World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry	World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry
Anuradha Mohit	India	Asia-Pacific Region	Disability Australia Limited
Kicki Nordström	Sweden	World Blind Union	World Blind Union
Gerard Quinn	Ireland	Rehabilitation International	Rehabilitation International

* * This candidate is nominated by Disabled People’s International, at the request of the newly formed secretariat for the African Decade of Disabled People, since this organization has not yet has the opportunity to apply for formal accreditation – as required of the nominating organization, according to the decision of the Ad Hoc Committee. DPI was approached by the secretariat because of the organizations size and regional strength in Africa.