This webinar will be hosted via Zoom. You will find the link to access the webinar once you have confirmed your registration for the event.

At the end of this webinar, participants will be able to deploy guidance from international human rights bodies to support ECHR arguments in UK Coronavirus litigation that seeks to protect the rights of people with learning disabilities, autism and/or mental health issues.

The webinar will be led by Oliver Lewis, a Doughty Street Chambers barrister with extensive experience using international human rights mechanisms on behalf of people with learning disabilities and mental health issues.

Recent statements from the following bodies will be discussed:

- UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights

- UN Special Rapporteurs

- World Health Organization

- European Commissioner for Human Rights

- European Committee for the Prevention of Torture

The presentation will cover:

- Information accessibility

- Rights in mental health units and care homes

- Visits to such establishments

- Virtual contact with patients/residents

- Non-discrimination in healthcare

For more information, please see this blog piece that Oliver is updating whenever a new piece of guidance is published. Please feel free to send questions in advance.

Learning disability, coronavirus and international human rights law