UN CONVENTION ON PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
THE UNITED NATIONS
INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY & HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTE
ISHRI
ISHRI brought over a dozen students as part of its NGO presence at the 7th Session of the convention in January.
ISHRI President offers legal opinion to Chairman at Sixth Session
Interventions by the Society of Catholic Social Scientists and other NGOs at the Sixth Session in August 2005.
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Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral
International Convention on the Protection and Promotion
of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities
General Assembly resolution 56/168 of 19 December 2001 established an Ad Hoc Committee "to consider proposals for a comprehensive and integral international convention to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities, based on the holistic approach in the work done in the fields of social development, human rights and non-discrimination and taking into account the recommendations of the Commission on Human Rights and the Commission for Social Development."
The resolution also, "invites States, relevant bodies and organizations of the United Nations system, including relevant human rights treaty bodies, the regional commissions, the Special Rapporteur on disability of the Commission for Social Development, as well as intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations with an interest in the matter to make contributions to the work entrusted to the Ad Hoc Committee, based on the practice of the United Nations."
The First Session of the Ad Hoc Committee took place from 29 July to 9 August 2002. In preparation to its second session the Ad Hoc Committee decided to seek views and suggestions on a convention by States and all relevant international, regional and national organizations.
At its Second Session, from 16-27 June 2003, the Ad Hoc Committee decided to establish a Working Group with the aim of preparing and presenting a draft text of a convention, which would be the basis for negotiation by Member States. The Group would take into account all previous contributions submitted to the Ad Hoc Committee.
The Working Group, composed of representatives of Member States, non-governmental organizations and a national human rights institution, met from 5 to 16 January 2004.
In accordance with General Assembly Resolution 58/246, the Ad Hoc Committee started its negotiation on a draft convention at its Third Session from 24 May to 4 June 2004, based on the draft text prepared by the Working Group
ISHRI, through its NGO, the Society of Catholic Social Scientists, has been very involved with the drafting of an international treaty on the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities. This process began in 2001, and continues today, as the Ad Hoc Committee overseeing the drafting is now in its Seventh Session. This is a comprehensive treaty covering all aspects of law pertaining to persons with disabilities, and will be binding law on all nations who sign on to the final treaty text. Below is a description of the Convention from the UN website. At the right are links to more in-depth coverage.
