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Disability-inclusive policies 2016, para. 12
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- The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development are complementary and mutually reinforcing instruments crucial to guaranteeing the full and effective participation of persons with disabilities in society. Whereas the Convention can offer normative guidance for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals can contribute to the effective realization of the human rights of persons with disabilities. In that regard, the Special Rapporteur welcomes the efforts of the United Nations and its mechanisms, including the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, to integrate the 2030 Agenda into its work to promote the rights of persons with disabilities. In particular, the Special Rapporteur commends the initiative of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to develop guidance tools for States, national human rights institutions and civil society on how to implement and monitor the Sustainable Development Goals at the national level, in line with the Convention and the development of human rights indicators for the Convention, linked to the Goals, to measure progress in its implementation.
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Sexual and reproductive health and rights of girls and young women with disabilities 2017, para. 1
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- In its resolution 35/6, the Human Rights Council requested the Special Rapporteur of the Human Rights Council on the rights of persons with disabilities to report annually to the General Assembly.
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The right of persons with disabilities to participate in decision-making 2016, para. 94
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- The requirement to involve persons with disabilities and their representative organizations extends to international decision-making processes. Such participation can ensure that the need and demands of persons with disabilities are adequately mainstreamed and integrated into the work of the United Nations system, including all its programmes, funds, specialized agencies and other bodies. The United Nations system should guarantee the participation of persons with disabilities through their representative organizations by proactively seeking their inputs in all international decision-making processes, including processes within the United Nations itself, such as the development and monitoring of system-wide action plans, strategic planning and management. For that purpose, the United Nations system should ensure the direct participation of persons with disabilities in international summits, high-level meetings, permanent forums and conferences of persons with disabilities. The participation of persons with disabilities and their representative organizations in all aspects of the implementation and monitoring process of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is imperative.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Disability-inclusive policies 2016, para. 22
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- States have an obligation under international human rights law to ensure that their legal and policy frameworks do not discriminate on the basis of disability and therefore must guarantee that all persons with disabilities can access and benefit from them on an equal basis with others. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities addresses non-discrimination as a cross-cutting issue. Article 2 of the Convention defines discrimination on the basis of disability very broadly to cover all forms of disability-based discrimination, including direct and indirect discrimination, discrimination by association and the denial of reasonable accommodation. Article 3 includes non-discrimination and equality of opportunity as general principles of the Convention. Article 4 (1) (b) and (c) requires States to repeal any legislation, regulations, customs and practices that constitute discrimination against persons with disabilities, including discrimination by private actors. Article 5 calls on States to adopt robust anti-discrimination legal frameworks prohibiting all forms of discrimination on the basis of disability and guaranteeing to all persons with disabilities equal and effective legal protection against discrimination on all grounds.
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Mandate, working methods, work plan for the mandate 2015, para. 23a
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- [The Special Rapporteur recognizes that a very important part of the mandate is to support States in the development of their national efforts to advance the implementation of the rights of persons with disabilities. To accomplish this, the Special Rapporteur will put particular emphasis on the following activities:] Supporting law reform processes. Most legal systems in the world still contain provisions that discriminate against persons with disabilities and violate their human rights, from the denial of legal capacity or the right to vote to education laws that exclude children with disabilities from the general education system. Although efforts have been made to harmonize national legislation with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, much remains to be done. The Special Rapporteur aims to contribute to these processes by providing technical advice and exchanging good practices with a view to supporting and promoting legal reform that is inclusive of the rights of persons with disabilities, and by promoting the effective involvement of and consultation with persons with disabilities and their representative organizations in legislative reform.
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Mandate, working methods, work plan for the mandate 2015, para. 14
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- The Special Rapporteur commends the establishment of the mandate and the many opportunities for change that it brings. As a new mandate within the Human Rights Council and a particularly broad one, it embraces the many ongoing processes at the national, regional and international levels relating to the advancement of the rights of persons with disabilities, and covers fields of work in which a stronger and systematic disability perspective is needed. The Special Rapporteur also foresees a considerable workload that may bring about challenges in the implementation phase. The magnitude of the efforts that are needed to engage fruitfully in each of the processes and activities presents particular challenges in terms of human and financial capacity. While careful prioritization will be a key factor in identifying the areas where the Special Rapporteur can contribute with a clear added value, the mandate holder is hopeful that, in a spirit of collaboration and in order to secure the effective implementation of her mandate, she would benefit from the support of States, partners and other stakeholders, which would thus reaffirm their commitment to the promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities.
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Mandate, working methods, work plan for the mandate 2015, para. 8
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- By 2001 it had become evident that, despite the various efforts made by the United Nations system to advance the situation of persons with disabilities, they were not sufficient to ensure the equal and effective enjoyment of human rights by persons with disabilities. Following a recommendation made by States at the World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, held in Durban, South Africa, from 31 August to 8 September 2001, the General Assembly established in its resolution 56/168 an ad hoc committee to consider proposals for a thematic convention on the promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was negotiated in a relatively short period of time, between 2002 and 2006. The negotiations were characterized by the active participation of persons with disabilities and their representative organizations, bringing to the drafting process a remarkable and previously unprecedented level of ownership by rights-holders and their support networks. The Convention and the Optional Protocol thereto were adopted by the General Assembly by its resolution 61/106, and came into force on 3 May 2008.
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The right of persons with disabilities to social protection 2015, para. 11
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- As a foundation for any national social protection system, these floors must ensure, at a minimum, access to essential health care (including maternity care) and to a basic level of income security for (a) children - including access to food, education, care and other necessary goods and services; (b) persons of active age who are unable to earn sufficient income, including persons with disabilities; and (c) older persons. The ILO recommendation concerning national floors of social protection, 2012 (No. 202) identifies as priority areas of attention the prevention and alleviation of poverty, vulnerability and social exclusion, and sets forth guidelines for implementing and monitoring national strategies that are participatory, country-led, sustainable and regularly reviewed. It also provides guidance to States on progressively providing higher levels of protection to as many people as possible and as soon as possible, reflecting States' economic and fiscal capacities. The recommendation also recognizes the principles of non-discrimination, gender equality and responsiveness to specific needs, and emphasizes that any initiative should support people with special needs and other potentially disadvantaged groups.
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Poverty
- Person(s) affected
- Children
- Older persons
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Sexual and reproductive health and rights of girls and young women with disabilities 2017, para. 63
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- The Special Rapporteur recommends that the United Nations, including all its programmes, funds and specialized agencies, adequately consider the sexual and reproductive health and rights of girls and young women with disabilities in all its work, including when assisting States in the implementation of mainstream policies and programmes.
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Youth
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Sexual and reproductive health and rights of girls and young women with disabilities 2017, para. 30
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- While United Nations human rights instruments, mechanisms and agencies have recognized that the forced sterilization of persons with disabilities constitutes discrimination, a form of violence, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, the practice is still legal and applied in many countries. Across the globe, many legal systems allow judges, health-care professionals, family members and guardians to consent to sterilization procedures on behalf of persons with disabilities as being in their “best interest”, particularly for girls with disabilities who are under the legal authority of their parents. The practices are often conducted on a purported precautionary basis because of the vulnerability of girls and young women with disabilities to sexual abuse, and under the fallacy that sterilization would enable girls and young women with disabilities who are “deemed unfit for parenthood” to improve their quality of life without the “burden” of a pregnancy. However, sterilization neither protects them against sexual violence or abuse nor removes the State’s obligation to protect them from such abuse. Forced sterilization is an unacceptable practice with lifelong consequences on the physical and mental integrity of girls and young women with disabilities that must be immediately eradicated and criminalized.
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Harmful Practices
- Health
- Violence
- Person(s) affected
- Girls
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Access to rights-based support for persons with disabilities 2017, para. 36
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- The Convention does not define support, but refers to it in several of its provisions. According to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, "support" is a broad term that encompasses both informal and formal support arrangements, of varying types and intensity. All forms of support should be provided while respecting the general principles of the Convention (art. 3).
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The right of persons with disabilities to participate in decision-making 2016, para. 100f
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- [The Special Rapporteur offers the following recommendations to assist States in realizing the right of persons with disabilities to participate in decision-making:] Actively involve and closely consult with persons with disabilities and their representative organizations in public budgeting processes and in international cooperation among States;
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Economic Rights
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The right of persons with disabilities to participate in decision-making 2016, para. 95
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- International decision-making processes beyond the United Nations system are also crucial. The involvement and participation of representative organizations of persons with disabilities in the drafting of regional treaties, the adoption of international trade agreements, and the review and update of the World Bank safeguard policies, among other things, are equally important.
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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The right of persons with disabilities to participate in decision-making 2016, para. 65
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- States must consult with and actively involve persons with disabilities in law and policymaking and establish formal mechanisms and remedies for challenging decisions adopted without this prerequisite of validity.
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The right of persons with disabilities to participate in decision-making 2016, para. 46
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- Finally, States must ensure that representative organizations of persons with disabilities can freely engage with national and international human rights monitoring mechanisms, including the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, other treaty bodies, the universal periodic review, and the special procedures of the Human Rights Council.
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The right of persons with disabilities to participate in decision-making 2016, para. 41
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- The promotion of an enabling environment for organizations of persons with disabilities to flourish remains a challenge in many countries. This demands not only a strategic response, but also a shared responsibility between a broader range of stakeholders that includes Governments, national human rights institutions, international cooperation agencies and the private sector.
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The right of persons with disabilities to participate in decision-making 2016, para. 16
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- Effective and meaningful participation is at the core of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This was demonstrated by the unprecedented involvement of civil society, particularly persons with disabilities and their representative organizations, in the processes of drafting and negotiating the Convention. Since the beginning of the debates, the Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities was encouraged to adopt working methods that would allow full participation by relevant NGOs in its deliberations. In what was a remarkable procedural innovation, the Ad Hoc Committee allowed representatives of NGOs to speak in all its public meetings, and in its informal and closed meetings. Furthermore, the Ad Hoc Committee included 12 representatives of NGOs, designated by representative organizations of persons with disabilities and their allies, in the Working Group in charge of drafting the text. The General Assembly encouraged Member States to involve persons with disabilities and their representative organizations in the preparatory processes contributing to the work of the Ad Hoc Committee and to include persons with disabilities in their official delegations. Importantly, NGOs were actively supported and funded so that they could participate in the negotiations.
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Disability-inclusive policies 2016, para. 78n
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- [The Special Rapporteur makes the following recommendations to States with the aim of assisting them in developing and implementing disability- inclusive policies:] Encourage international cooperation actors to support disability- inclusive policies and programmes and refrain from supporting any policy, programme or practice that is inconsistent with the rights of persons with disabilities.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Disability-inclusive policies 2016, para. 75
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- Knowledge of the rights of persons with disabilities, including legislation, policies and regulations that govern inclusion and how to access State programmes, must be disseminated. According to article 4 (1) (i) of the Convention, States must provide training to professionals and staff working with persons with disabilities, including public officials and service providers, on how to address the rights, concerns and needs of persons with disabilities.
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Disability-inclusive policies 2016, para. 11
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- A human rights-based approach to disability is also required to achieve the inclusion of persons with disabilities in development. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities represents a major paradigm shift in the approach to persons with disabilities from both a human rights and a development perspective. The dual nature of the Convention reinforces the idea that human rights and development are inextricably linked. In that regard, it is a valuable development tool that calls for inclusive policies and programmes, inclusive international cooperation and a participatory approach to policymaking. Accordingly, policy efforts should move away from the charitable and medical approaches towards a human rights-based approach to disability, where persons with disabilities are considered as rights holders, rather than as mere receivers of protection, rehabilitation and/or welfare. Development policies should not undermine the rights of persons with disabilities or contribute to their social exclusion. Moreover, the structural barriers that cause their exclusion and poverty cannot be addressed without the direct involvement and participation of persons with disabilities. That requires a profound change in the way many States, development agencies and other organizations currently operate worldwide.
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Mandate, working methods, work plan for the mandate 2015, para. 39
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- In setting up her mandate, the Special Rapporteur has started to engage with the Centre for Disability Law and Policy of the National University of Ireland, Galway and the University of Costa Rica in order to obtain academic support in particular areas of research and knowledge development. She will continue to pursue opportunities for academic liaison throughout her mandate.
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Education
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Mandate, working methods, work plan for the mandate 2015, para. 22
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- In the light of the mandate entrusted to the Special Rapporteur by the Human Rights Council in its resolution 26/20, the mandate holder aims to put particular emphasis on promoting the inclusion of the rights of persons with disabilities in a set of national and international processes which she regards as priorities.
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Mandate, working methods, work plan for the mandate 2015, para. 20a
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- [The core of the Special Rapporteur's work will consist of three interrelated activities:] (a) Gathering, requesting, receiving and exchanging information and communications from and with States and other relevant sources, including persons with disabilities and their representative organizations and other civil society organizations, on violations of the rights of persons with disabilities;
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- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Mandate, working methods, work plan for the mandate 2015, para. 15
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- In the preamble of Human Rights Council resolution 26/20, in which the Council established the mandate of the Special Rapporteur, the Council also recalled the universality, indivisibility, interdependence and interrelatedness of all human rights and fundamental freedoms. In that spirit, the Special Rapporteur emphasizes that the entire United Nations regulatory framework applies to persons with disabilities on an equal basis with others. Many positive developments have already taken place in which the United Nations system has advanced in the direction of including the rights of persons with disabilities in non-disability specific arenas, such as in the current negotiations of the post-2015 development framework, in the work of human rights treaty bodies beyond the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and various areas of thematic work of the Council, as well as in intergovernmental processes, including the upcoming third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. Much more, however, is needed to achieve the full inclusion of the rights of persons with disabilities in all endeavours of the United Nations and the broader global community. This will be highlighted by the Special Rapporteur as a need to further promote a cross-cutting approach throughout her mandate.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Humanitarian
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Mandate, working methods, work plan for the mandate 2015, para. 12g
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- [The Human Rights Council, in its resolution 26/20, decided to appoint, for a period of three years, a Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities with the following mandate:] To cooperate closely with the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Commission for Social Development, including by participating in their annual sessions upon request;
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2015
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Access to rights-based support for persons with disabilities 2017, para. 77
- Paragraph text
- Since the adoption of the Convention, it is encouraging to note that many countries, including Argentina, Costa Rica, Czechia and Ireland, have revised their legal frameworks to recognize the right of persons with disabilities to access support to exercise legal capacity. In order to uphold a real paradigm shift, the implementation of supported decision-making systems must be accompanied by the abolishment of all substitute decision-making regimes.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The right of persons with disabilities to participate in decision-making 2016, para. 78
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- States must consult and engage with representative organizations of persons with disabilities in good faith. This is a basic principle of good governance and international law, as stated in Article 2 (2) of the Charter of the United Nations. The principle of good faith requires parties to deal honestly and fairly with each other, represent their motives and purposes truthfully, and refrain from taking any unfair advantage.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
The right of persons with disabilities to participate in decision-making 2016, para. 44
- Paragraph text
- It is of concern that, in some countries, representative organizations of persons with disabilities that are truly independent lack a real space for operation and participation, whereas government-sponsored organizations can operate freely. States must refrain from requiring a legal entity to be established or an organization for persons with disabilities to be registered as a precondition to the exercise of freedom of association.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Access to rights-based support for persons with disabilities 2017, para. 92
- Paragraph text
- The Special Rapporteur also recommends that the United Nations, including all its programmes, funds and specialized agencies, adequately consider the obligation to ensure access to support for persons with disabilities in all its work, including when assisting States in the implementation of mainstream policies and programmes, and to increase its capacities to provide technical guidance in this regard.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Gender
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Health
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2017
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph
Disability-inclusive policies 2016, para. 79
- Paragraph text
- The Special Rapporteur also recommends that the United Nations, including all its programmes, funds and specialized agencies, adequately consider the rights of persons with disabilities in all its work, and that it increase the capacities and promotes the collaboration of United Nations country teams to strengthen internal synergies and coherence when supporting States in implementing disability-inclusive policies.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Person(s) affected
- Persons with disabilities
- Year
- 2016
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
Paragraph