A/HRC/RES/28/4
United Nations
General Assembly
Distr.: General
8 April 2015
Original: English
Human Rights Council
Twenty-eighth session
Agenda item 3
Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil,
political, economic, social and cultural rights,
including the right to development
Resolution adopted by the Human Rights Council
28/4. The right of persons with disabilities to live independently and be
included in the community on an equal basis with others
The Human Rights Council,
Recalling the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Optional
Protocol thereto,
Recalling also the universality, indivisibility, interdependence and interrelatedness
of all human rights and fundamental freedoms and the need for persons with disabilities to
be guaranteed the full enjoyment of their rights and freedoms without discrimination,
Reaffirming all of its previous resolutions on the rights of persons with disabilities,
the most recent of which was resolution 25/20 of 28 March 2014, and welcoming the
efforts of all stakeholders to implement those resolutions,
Recalling in particular that article 19 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons
with Disabilities reaffirms the right of persons with disabilities to live independently and be
included in the community on an equal basis with others, and provides that, with a view to
realizing this right without discrimination, States parties shall take effective and appropriate
measures to facilitate the full inclusion and participation in the community of persons with
disabilities,
Recalling the general principles reflected in the Convention, namely respect for
inherent dignity, individual autonomy and independence, and full and effective
participation and inclusion in society,
Emphasizing that the enjoyment of the right to living independently and being
included in the community on an equal basis with others is closely linked to the enjoyment
of the full range of human rights by persons with disabilities,
Recognizing that progress has been made, yet deeply concerned that many persons
with disabilities in all regions continue to face significant obstacles in exercising their right
to live independently and be included in the community on an equal basis with others,
GE.15-07196 (E)