UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

RI and its members have been actively engaged in the negotiations towards a UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - participating in the International Disability Caucus (IDC) and monitoring and contributing to the discussions on specific articles.

RI has also organized or participated in several side events during the Ad Hoc Committee (AHC) meetings, including five panel discussions at the 7th session of the AHC, held at UN headquarters from January 16-February 3, 2006.

Summary Report of RI Side Event on Implementation of the UN Convention, January 31, 2006. Panelists included: Ambassador Don MacKay (New Zealand), Chair of the Ad Hoc Committee; Professor Gerard Quinn (Ireland) of the National University of Ireland, Galway; Anuradha Mohit (India) of the National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs); and Professor Michael Stein (USA) of Harvard University.

 

RI's Role in the UN Convention:

"The Right to (Re)habilitation" RI's position paper for the third Ad Hoc meeting (May 2004)

"The Right to Decent Work for People with Disabilities" ILO report by Arthur O'Reilly --
http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/skills/disability/download/righ towork.pdf (2003)

A UN Convention on the Rights of Person's with Disabilities: The Next Steps ---by Arthur O'Reilly (March 2003)

Towards a UN Disability Convention - input from Rehabilitation International to the Second Ad Hoc Meeting (February 2003)

 

International Disability Alliance's Role in the UN Convention:

IDA: International Disability Alliance--Statement for 2nd Ad Hoc Committee Session, June 2003

 

Daily Summaries of the UN Ad Hoc Committee Meetings

 

UN Convention Links

http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/rights/adhoccom.htm
http://www.worldenable.net/rights/adhocmeet.htm