The right of persons with disabilities to participate in decision-making 2016, para. 89
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Article 33 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities requires States to designate one or more government focal points and to consider the establishment of a coordination mechanism to advance and facilitate the implementation of the treaty at all levels. States are also required to establish an independent mechanism to monitor the implementation of the Convention. Involvement and full participation by persons with disabilities and their representative organizations is required not only in the monitoring process but in all the provisions within article 33.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Governance & Rule of Law
Health
Person(s) affected
Persons with disabilities
Year
2016
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Disability, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/31/62, para. 89.