The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a side-agreement to the
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is an international human rights treaty of the United Nations intended to protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities. Parties to the convention are required to promote, ...
. It was adopted on 13 December 2006, and entered into force at the same time as its parent Convention on 3 May 2008.
As of December 2022, it has 94 signatories and 102 state parties.
The Optional Protocol establishes an individual complaints mechanism for the Convention similar to those of the
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a multilateral treaty that commits nations to respect the civil and political rights of individuals, including the right to life, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedo ...
,
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and
. But this Protocol also accepts individual rights on
economic, social and cultural rights
Economic, social and cultural rights, (ESCR) are socio-economic human rights, such as the right to education, right to housing, right to an adequate standard of living, right to health, victims' rights and the right to science and culture. Econ ...
like
. Parties agree to recognise the competence of the
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a United Nations body of 18 experts that meets two times a year in Geneva to consider the reports submitted by 164 UN member statesAs of March 2015. on their compliance with the '' Conve ...
to consider complaints from individuals or groups who claim their rights under the Convention have been violated. The Committee can request information from and make recommendations to a party.
In addition, parties may permit the Committee to investigate, report on and make recommendations on "grave or systematic violations" of the Convention. Parties may opt out of this obligation on signature or ratification.
The Optional Protocol required ten ratifications to come into force.
As of 2015, "
e UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is conducting an inquiry into the impact of the UK Government's policies on people with disabilities in relation to their human rights obligations."
The Committee has not previously conducted such an inquiry.
See also
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Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
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Disability
Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society. Disabilities may be Cognitive disability, cognitive, Developmental disability, dev ...
References
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Text of the Optional ProtocolRatification statusCommittee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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