Our submissions

(Contribution to OHCHR study on 'work and employment of persons with disabilities', HRC 22nd session, March 2013)

>Shadow report on Paraguay
(Contribution to CRPD 8th & 9th sessions, 17-28 Sept 2012; 15-19 April 2013)

>Supplementary shadow report on Paraguay (Contribution to the CRPD 9th session, 15-19 April 2013) 

(Contribution to a consultation with NGOs, Intergovernmental process on the strengthening of human rights treaty bodies, letter of 9 August 2012)
 
(Contribution to the CRPD 9th session, 15-19 April 2013)
 
>Our submission for the CRPD Day of General Discussion on "Women and Girls with Disability", (17 April 2013) 
 
>Shadow report on El Salvador (Contribution to the CRPD 9th
session, 15-19 April 2013)
 
>Shadow report on Austria (Contribution to the CRPD 10th session, 2-13 September 2013)
 
>Shadow report on Azerbaijan (Contribution to the CRPD 10th session, 2-13 September 2013)
 
>Shadow report on Costa Rica (Contribution to the CRPD 10th session, 2-13 September 2013)
 

 

Newsroom

1. POLICY STATEMENTS

 
>Disability is part of the human condition, says UN Secretary-General at UN General Assembly High Level Meeting on Disability and Development (23 September 2013)
 
>We Need to Bridge Gap Between Well-Meaning Commitments and Long Overdue Actions, Says UN Secretary-General in Message for the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (27 November 2012)
 
>More Work Needed to Build Inclusive, Accessible Societies,  Says UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (New York, 19 November 2012)

 
 
2. RATIFICATIONS
 
>Côte d'Ivoire and Japan ratify the CRPD Convention (January 2014)
 
>Tuvalu accedes the CRPD Convention (December 2013)
 
>Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Venezuela and Zimbabwe accede/ratify the CRPD Convention (September 2013)
 
>Kuwait accedes the CRPD Convention (August 2013) 
 
>Singapore ratifies the CRPD Convention (July 2013)
 
>Norway and Palau ratify the CRPD Convention (June 2013)
 
>Iraq ratifies the CRPD Convention (March 2013)
 
>Albania and Barbados ratify the CRPD Convention (February 2013)

>Cambodia ratifies the CRPD Convention (December 2012)
 
>Dominica and Malta ratify the CRPD Convention (October 2012)

>Israel, Poland and Russia ratify the CRPD Convention (September 2012)


3. CRPD AFFAIRS

>CRPD States Parties Reporting Status Update (October 2013)

>CRPD Committee concludes its 9th session and schedules a meeting with States parties for September 2013 (19 April 2013)

>CRPD Committee concludes its 8th  session, and schedules day of general discussions on 'women and girls with disabilities' (28 September 2012)

>New 9 Members elected to the CRPD Committee (CSP, 9-12 September 2012)


4. CRPD CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS

*CRPD adopts Concluding Observations on the initial reports of
>Australia (September 2013)
>Austria (September 2013)
>El Salvador (September 2013)
>Paraguay (April 2013)
>Argentina (September 2012)
>China (September 2012)
>Hungary (September 2012) 
>Peru (April 2012),
>Spain (September 2011) and
>Tunisia (April 2011)


5. CRPD LIST OF ISSUES
 
*CRPD adopts the List of Issues on Azerbaijan, Costa Rica and Sweden (September 2013) and schedules the constructive dialogue with these States for the upcoming 11th session (31 March-14 April 2014)

*CRPD schedules adoption of List of Issues on Germany for the upcoming 11th session (31 March-14 April 2014)
 
 
6. OTHER TREATY BODIES


 
7. UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW

8. OTHERS
 
>UN Special Rapporteur Rashida Manjoo: Report to the UN General Assembly on violence against women with disabilities (October 2012)

>OHCHR study on violence against women and girls, and disability (HRC, 20th session, June 2012)

>Millennium Development Goals: a disability-inclusive development agenda towards 2015 and beyond (Report of the UN Secretary-General to the 67th session of the UN General Assembly, October 2012)  
 
       
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Upcoming events

11th session of the CRPD Committee (31 March-11 April 2014)
 
 
A. Adoption of Concluding Observations
 
I. Azerbaijan
Concluding observations (tba)*
 
Contributions from civil society
1. DisabCouncil analytic report
2. Independent Life 1, 2
3. UPDOs 1 , 2
 
 
 
II. Costa Rica
Concluding observations (tba)*
 
Contributions from civil society
1. DisabCouncil analytic report
2. OPDs 1, 2
 
 
 
III. Sweden 
Concluding observations (tba)* 
 
Contributions from civil society
1. DisabCouncil analytic report
4. Swedish 'equally unique'
 
 
 
B.Adoption of List of Issues
 
IV.Mexico
List of Issues (tba)*
 
Contributions from civil society
1. OPDs 1, 2
 
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*(To be adopted at the session) 
 
 
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Meeting of the CRPD Pre-session Working Group
         (14 -17 April 2014)
 
 Further Adoptions of Lists of Issues
 
 
V.Belgium
List of Issues (tba)**
 
Contributions from civil society
1. GRIP  1, 2
 
 
 
VI. Denmark
List of Issues (tba)**
 
Contributions from civil society
1. DPOs
 
 
 
VII.Ecuador
List of Issues (tba)**
 
Contributions from civil society
 
 
 
VIII. Germany
List of Issues (tba)**
 
Contributions from civil society
3. BRK-Allianz 1, 2
 
 
 
IX.New Zealand
List of Issues (tba)**
 
Contributions from civil society
2. DPOs
 
 
 
X.Republic of Korea
List of Issues (tba)**
 
Contributions from civil society
1. DPOs
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**(To be adopted at the pre-session) 
 
 
More information on the pre-session meeting available by clicking here.
 
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>CRPD is seeking comments on its draft guidelines on interaction with civil society organizations (deadlines: by 26 March 2014)
 
 
>CRPD is seeking comments on its first 2 Draft comments on articles of the Convention (deadlines: by 28 February 2014)
 
Draft Comment on Article 9
 
Draft Comment on Article 12
 
  
More information can be found on CRPD website by clicking here.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Recent events and developments

10th session of the CRPD Committee (2 -13 September 2013)
 
 
A. Adoption of Concluding Observations
 
I. Australia
 
Contributions from civil society
1. DisabCouncil analytic report
2. Australian CSOs: 1 , 2
 
 
II. Austria
 
Contributions from civil society
1. DisabCouncil analytic report
2. Austrian CSOs: 1 ,  2
 
 
III. El Salvador 
 
Contributions from civil society
1. DisabCouncil analytic report
3. DPOs: 1 ,  2
4. Fundacion Manos Magicas
 
 
 
B. Adoption of Lists of Issues
 
IV.Azerbaijan 
 
Contributions from civil society
1. DisabCouncil analytic report
 
 
V. Costa Rica
 
Contributions from civil society
1. DisabCouncil analytic report
2. OPDs
 
  
VI. Sweden
 
Contributions from civil society
 
  
 
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CRPD Jurisprudence
 
CRPD has adopted new views on individual petitions. Click here. 
 
 
 
More information on the  recent 10th session of the CRPD can be found on its website by clicking here. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

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