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Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Rosemary Kayess
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Introduction
• First Convention 21st Century– Adopted by the GA December 2006
• Open for signature March 30, 2007• 81 signatories, including Australia• Entered into force 2008
• Two instruments– Convention: 106 ratified, 153 signed– Optional Protocol: 63 ratified, 90 signed
• Human rights framework– Rights bearers
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Background
• Disability ‘missing piece’– International Bill of Human Rights
• “other status”
– International Standards (soft law)• Non-compliance
– Policy failure• jurisprudence
– Disability and poverty• Poorest of the poor
• MDG (2000)
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Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
• Unprecedented civil society involvement– Disabled persons’ organisations– Developing nations
• Thematic– No new rights
• Non-discrimination and substantive articles• Civil & Political, Economic, Social & Cultural• Implementation, capacity building
– Disability context
– 50 articles
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Innovations
• General obligations– Research, civil society engagement
• World Report
• Facilitation articles– General principles, women & children, awareness
raising, accessibility, data & statistics• Translated rights
– Freedom from violence and abuse, protecting the integrity of the person, living independently, personal mobility
• Implementation measures– Situations of risk, rehabilitation and habilitation, access to justice, international cooperation