a Government that ratifies the Convention agrees to promote and ensure the full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all persons with disabilities, without discrimination ...

There shall be established a Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (hereafter ... at the time of entry into force of the present Convention, of twelve experts.

Background on the Draft Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities Since 2001, there has been serious movement toward an international treaty ...

The principal international human rights documents clearly protect the human rights of prisoners. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the Convention Against ...

This approach contradicts the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), which emphasises the right to autonomy, independent living and self-determination.