The right of persons with disabilities to participate in decision-making 2016, para. 66
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Although the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities underscores the involvement of persons with disabilities in decision-making processes through their representative organizations, it does not provide guidance on how participation should be ensured. The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has highlighted the need to establish formal mechanisms and protocols, at all levels of the government, to conduct systematic consultations with representative organizations of persons with disabilities. These consultation mechanisms may include institutionalized consultative bodies and other formal mechanisms for direct participation.
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
Person(s) affected
Persons with disabilities
Year
2016
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Disability, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/31/62, para. 66.