The right of persons with disabilities to live independently and be included in the community on an equal basis with others 2015, para. 1
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Welcomes the fact that, to date, 159 States have signed and 151 States and one regional integration organization have ratified or acceded to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and that 92 States have signed and 85 States have ratified or acceded to the Optional Protocol to the Convention, and calls upon those States and regional integration organizations that have not yet ratified or acceded to the Convention and the Optional Protocol to consider doing so as a matter of priority;
Legal status
Negotiated soft law
Body
United Nations Human Rights Council
Document type
Resolution
Means of adoption
Consensus
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Person(s) affected
Persons with disabilities
Year
2015
Paragraph type
OP
Reference
HRC resolution, The right of persons with disabilities to live independently and be included in the community on an equal basis with others (2015), A/HRC/RES/28/4, OP 1.