The right of persons with disabilities to participate in decision-making 2016, para. 37
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The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has accelerated the process of establishing organizations of self-advocates with intellectual disabilities, of autistic persons and of other individuals who may need extensive support to express their positions. Organizations of parents and relatives of persons requiring support have often played a role in providing such support and one can find organizations that include parents as well as self-advocates. The role of parents in such organizations should increasingly move towards the provision of support, with self-advocates in full control.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Health
Person(s) affected
Families
Persons with disabilities
Year
2016
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Other
Reference
SR Disability, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/31/62, para. 37.