The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its fourteenth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Kenya, Ukraine, Gabon, Mauritius, Brazil, Qatar and the European Union on how they implement the provisions of the…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of the European Union on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In the presentation of the report, Michel Servoz, Director-General for…

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its thirteenth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Cook Islands, Croatia, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Germany, Mongolia and Turkmenistan on how those States parties…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of New Zealand, Mexico, Republic of Korea, Belgium, Ecuador and Denmark the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its twelfth session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the…

- Recognizing legal capacity should not be dependent on ‘discriminatory mental capacity assessments’, says UN Committee on Rights of Persons with Disabilities- Accessibility is key for the enjoyment of human rights on an equal basisGENEVA (Issued as received) – People with disabilities have the…

GENEVA (16 April 2014) - Argentine authorities failed to ensure that a prisoner with disabilities was able to use prison facilities and services on an equal basis with other detainees and are obliged to take steps to rectify the situation, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Azerbaijan, Costa Rica and Sweden The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its eleventh session after adopting its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Azerbaijan, Costa Rica…

GENEVA (30 September 2013) - States should not prevent persons with intellectual disabilities from voting, nor make their inclusion on an electoral register dependent on capacity assessments, a UN Committee has said after examining the case of six Hungarians who lost the right to vote when they…

The conflict in Syria is resulting in persons with disabilities facing gross violations of their rights on a daily basis and they need to be afforded much greater protection, the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has said. “Living in the midst of conflict…

Adopts Concluding Observations and Recommendations on Reports of Austria, Australia and El Salvador The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon concluded its tenth session, and adopted its concluding observations and recommendations on the reports of Austria, Australia…