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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. i
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- (i) Recognizing further the diversity of persons with disabilities,
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
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- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. undefined
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- Have agreed as follows :
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
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- Governance & Rule of Law
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- Persons with disabilities
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- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. b
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- [The principles of the present Convention shall be:] (b) Non-discrimination;
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- Legally binding
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
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- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. c
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- [The principles of the present Convention shall be:] (c) Full and effective participation and inclusion in society;
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- Legally binding
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
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- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. e
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- [The principles of the present Convention shall be:] (e) Equality of opportunity;
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 3
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- 3. The Committee shall decide any guidelines applicable to the content of the reports.
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- Legally binding
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 2
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- 2. If a State Party is significantly overdue in the submission of a report, the Committee may notify the State Party concerned of the need to examine the implementation of the present Convention in that State Party, on the basis of reliable information available to the Committee, if the relevant report is not submitted within three months following the notification. The Committee shall invite the State Party concerned to participate in such examination. Should the State Party respond by submitting the relevant report, the provisions of paragraph 1 of this article will apply.
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- Legally binding
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
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- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 3
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- 3. The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall make available the reports to all States Parties.
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- Legally binding
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
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- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 1
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- 1. Any State Party may propose an amendment to the present Convention and submit it to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The Secretary-General shall communicate any proposed amendments to States Parties, with a request to be notified whether they favour a conference of States Parties for the purpose of considering and deciding upon the proposals. In the event that, within four months from the date of such communication, at least one third of the States Parties favour such a conference, the Secretary-General shall convene the conference under the auspices of the United Nations. Any amendment adopted by a majority of two thirds of the States Parties present and voting shall be submitted by the Secretary-General to the General Assembly for approval and thereafter to all States Parties for acceptance.
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- Legally binding
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 2
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- 2. An amendment adopted and approved in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the number of instruments of acceptance deposited reaches two thirds of the number of States Parties at the date of adoption of the amendment. Thereafter, the amendment shall enter into force for any State Party on the thirtieth day following the deposit of its own instrument of acceptance. An amendment shall be binding only on those States Parties which have accepted it.
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- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. undefined
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- The text of the present Convention shall be made available in accessible formats.
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- Legally binding
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. undefined
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- The Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts of the present Convention shall be equally authentic.
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- Legally binding
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
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- 2006
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African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance 2007, para. 1
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- State Parties shall promote participation of social groups with special needs, including the Youth and people with disabilities, in the governance process.
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- African Union
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- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Youth
- Year
- 2007
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 1a
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- [1. States Parties undertake to ensure and promote the full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all persons with disabilities without discrimination of any kind on the basis of disability. To this end, States Parties undertake:] (a) To adopt all appropriate legislative, administrative and other measures for the implementation of the rights recognized in the present Convention;
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- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 2c
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- [2. Measures to this end include:] (c) Encouraging all organs of the media to portray persons with disabilities in a manner consistent with the purpose of the present Convention;
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- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 4
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- 4. The members of the Committee shall be elected by States Parties, consideration being given to equitable geographical distribution, representation of the different forms of civilization and of the principal legal systems, balanced gender representation and participation of experts with disabilities.
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- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 8
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- 8. The election of the six additional members of the Committee shall be held on the occasion of regular elections, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this article.
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- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 2
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- 2. The information collected in accordance with this article shall be disaggregated, as appropriate, and used to help assess the implementation of States Parties' obligations under the present Convention and to identify and address the barriers faced by persons with disabilities in exercising their rights.
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- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 2
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- 2. States Parties shall take all effective legislative, administrative, judicial or other measures to prevent persons with disabilities, on an equal basis with others, from being subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
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- Legally binding
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Civil & Political Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. undefined
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- A State Party may denounce the present Convention by written notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The denunciation shall become effective one year after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary-General.
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- Legally binding
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. g
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- [The principles of the present Convention shall be:] (g) Equality between men and women;
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- Legally binding
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Men
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Year
- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 4
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- 4. Nothing in the present Convention shall affect any provisions which are more conducive to the realization of the rights of persons with disabilities and which may be contained in the law of a State Party or international law in force for that State. There shall be no restriction upon or derogation from any of the human rights and fundamental freedoms recognized or existing in any State Party to the present Convention pursuant to law, conventions, regulation or custom on the pretext that the present Convention does not recognize such rights or freedoms or that it recognizes them to a lesser extent.
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- Legally binding
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. undefined
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- The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall be the depositary of the present Convention.
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- Legally binding
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- United Nations General Assembly
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- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 1
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- 1. Reservations incompatible with the object and purpose of the present Convention shall not be permitted.
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- Legally binding
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- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. a
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- [In order to foster the effective implementation of the present Convention and to encourage international cooperation in the field covered by the present Convention:] (a) The specialized agencies and other United Nations organs shall be entitled to be represented at the consideration of the implementation of such provisions of the present Convention as fall within the scope of their mandate. The Committee may invite the specialized agencies and other competent bodies as it may consider appropriate to provide expert advice on the implementation of the Convention in areas falling within the scope of their respective mandates. The Committee may invite specialized agencies and other United Nations organs to submit reports on the implementation of the Convention in areas falling within the scope of their activities;
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- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
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- 2006
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Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights “Protocol of San Salvador” 1988, para. b
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- Everyone affected by a diminution of his physical or mental capacities is entitled to receive special attention designed to help him achieve the greatest possible development of his personality. The States Parties agree to adopt such measures as may be necessary for this purpose and, especially, to: b. Provide special training to the families of the handicapped in order to help them solve the problems of coexistence and convert them into active agents in the physical, mental and emotional development of the latter;
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- Legally binding
- Body
- Organization of American States
- Document type
- Regional treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Families
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 1988
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 1
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- 1. Each report shall be considered by the Committee, which shall make such suggestions and general recommendations on the report as it may consider appropriate and shall forward these to the State Party concerned. The State Party may respond with any information it chooses to the Committee. The Committee may request further information from States Parties relevant to the implementation of the present Convention.
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- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 1e
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- [1. States Parties undertake to ensure and promote the full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all persons with disabilities without discrimination of any kind on the basis of disability. To this end, States Parties undertake:] (e) To take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability by any person, organization or private enterprise;
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- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. 3
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- 3. In the development and implementation of legislation and policies to implement the present Convention, and in other decision-making processes concerning issues relating to persons with disabilities, States Parties shall closely consult with and actively involve persons with disabilities, including children with disabilities, through their representative organizations.
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- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2006
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CRPD - Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 2006, para. c
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- (c) Reaffirming the universality, indivisibility, interdependence and interrelatedness of all human rights and fundamental freedoms and the need for persons with disabilities to be guaranteed their full enjoyment without discrimination,
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- Legally binding
- Body
- United Nations General Assembly
- Document type
- International treaty
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2006
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