Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities



2011





Fourth session of the Conference of the States parties, 7 to 9 september

 

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was adopted by the General Assembly by its resolution 61/106 of 13 December 2006. It came into force on 3 May 2008 upon the 20th ratification. Article 40 of the Convention stipulates that “The States Parties shall meet regularly in a Conference of States Parties in order to consider any matter with regard to the implementation of the present Convention.” Since 2008, three sessions of the Conference of States Parties have been held at  United Nations Headquarters, New York.

The theme of the fourth session is“ Enabling Development, Realizing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities”. The following are the sub-themes of the Conference: “Realizing the Convention through International Cooperation”, “ Political and Civil Participation” and “ Work and Employment”.
Enable website: programme and documents


Report on the implementation of the UNCRPD in Europe

 
The European Commission regularly publishes a report on the implementation of the UNCRPD in Europe. The fourth report has just been released.
Fourth Disability High Level Group Report on the Implementation of the UNCRPD, may 2011, 148 pages.
Three last reports

Effective Use of International Human Rights Monitoring Mechanisms to Protect the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Type of document: Guidance document for national DPOs on parallel reporting
Source: International Disability Alliance


The Family Dimension of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Source: Working Group Inclusive Policies for Disabled and Other Dependent Persons and their Families (COFACE-Handicap)
 

Inclusive Humanitarian Responses: People with Disabilities Following Natural Disaster

Type of document: Article
Source: Disability Law News
Date: 15 March 2011

Musical composition dedicated to the Un convention: Hymn to Hope, Pablo Pelaez.

Pablo Pelaez is a modern compositor who lives in Madrid. This piece celebrates the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Listen and read more about the Hymn to Hope! (in Spanish)




A major step in EU history

For the first time in history the EU has become a party to an international human rights treaty – the United Nation's (UN) Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities. The Convention aims to ensure that people with disabilities can enjoy their rights on an equal basis with all other citizens.
It is the first comprehensive human rights treaty to be ratified by the EU as a whole. It reflects the EU's broader commitment to building a barrier-free Europe


 
 

 2009





 

European Parliament resolution of 24 April 2009


on the conclusion, by the European Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional Protocol.

 
 

Council decision of 26 November 2009


concerning the conclusion, by the European Community, of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
 
 

2008





 

Harvard Project on Disability, We Have Human Rights

 
Type of document: A human rights handbook for people with developmental disabilities
 

2007

 




Study on the situation of women with disabilities in light of the UN Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

(VC/2007/317)
Type of document: A Final Report for the DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities of the European Commission
 
Type of document: Annex Four of the Final Report for the DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities of the European


Study on the situation of women with disabilities in light of the UN Convention for the Rights of People with Disabilities (VC/2007/317)
 
Type of document: Annexes One, Two and Three of the Final Report for the DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
 
 

 2006





 

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities