Chairperson and members of the Committee on Human Rights and Freedoms will meet John L. Wodatch, attorney specialised for rights of peoples with disabilities. The meeting will be held in the Red Room of the Parliament of Montenegro, on 18 May 2016, starting at 11:30h.

Attorney Wodatch will be staying in Montenegro from 16 to 20 May 2016, within the Speaker Programme titled “No Pity: American Movement for Civil Rights of Persons with Disabilities”, implemented by the Center for antidiscrimination "EQUISTA” in cooperation with the United States Embassy in Podgorica. The aim of the Programme, which includes meetings with representatives of the state institutions, activists of nongovernmental organisations and lectures on the rights of persons with disabilities, is to inform the public on the rights of persons with disabilities, as well as to make these persons stronger in order to fight for their rights.

Attorney Wodatch is a disability rights attorney, specialising in the Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, federal acts related to this field, and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

In addition, the meeting of the Committee on Human Rights and Freedoms will discuss human rights of persons with disabilities, regulation of the Americans with Disabilities Act and access to persons with disabilities.

Attorney Wodatch will learn about Montenegrin legislative framework in this field and activities that the Committee on Human Rights and Freedoms is undertaking, in line with its responsibilities prescribed by the parliamentary Rules of Procedure, on affirmation, promotion and protection of rights of persons with disabilities.

Cameramen and photo-reports may record the beginning of the meeting, and a press release will be published after the meeting.