UN Convention
on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights
and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities

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• Text of the Optional Protocol

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Library

Communication from the Commission "Towards a United Nations legally binding instrument to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities", COM (2003)16 final

EBU Response to EDF Consultation Paper

WBU Manifesto

 

 

 

 

Useful links

International Disability Rights Monitor
To support the United Nations Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities, the Center for International Rehabilitation has launched the International Disability Rights Monitor project. IDRM is a global effort to document and assess the situation of over 500 million people with disabilities worldwide and the ongoing human right violations that scourge their daily lives.