States Parties shall prohibit all discrimination on the basis of disability and guarantee to persons with disabilities equal and effective legal protection.

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities opened for signature on 30 March 2007 and entered into force on 3 May 2008. It is the culmination of ...

CRPD works in connection with the Universal. Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations. Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

Its main message is that persons with disabilities are entitled to the full spectrum of human rights and funda- mental freedoms without discrimination. This is ...

Canada is committed to upholding and safeguarding the rights of persons with disabilities and enabling their full participation in society.

2 сент. 2016 г. · 1. Historically viewed as welfare recipients, persons with disabilities are now recognised under international law as right-holders, ...

These obligations include ensuring there are national laws to prevent discrimination, eliminating barriers to accessibility, and working to promote the ...

3 апр. 2008 г. · The purpose of this manual is to explain the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the context of other core human rights ...

8 июн. 2009 г. · It describes the obligations of governments who have signed up to the Convention, and the role of the. Equality and Human Rights Commission and ...

The purpose of the present Convention is to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons ...