UNCRPD Expert Seminar
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UNCRPD Expert Seminar
Programme10.30am Welcome
Paul Noonan, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland10.35am Developing the List of Issues
Paul Noonan10.45am Current shortfalls in public policies and programmes
QUB research team11.30am Break11.45am Breakout groups12.15pm Feedback on Research
QUB Research Team12.30pm Feedback on List of Issues
Paul Noonan12.45pm Lunch1.30pm How to best influence the UNCRPD Committee
Tony O’Reilly, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland Colin Caughey, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
2.30pm Optional group discussion on UNCRPD reporting: The room has been booked for an additional hour for those who
wish to stay and discuss UNCRPD reporting.3.30pm Close
• IMNI policy development work and consultation responses
• Our engagement with the Disability Sector• Disability Action research for IMNI 2010• QUB research team update of 2010 research• Your views
Developing IMNI’s list of Issues
• Awareness raising (Art. 8)• Participation in political and public life (Art. 29)• Reliable data and statistics (Art. 31)and access to information
(Arts. 9 and 21)
+• Legal reform (Art. 5: Equality and non-discrimination)• Mental capacity and mental health legislation (Art. 12: Equal
participation before the law)• Special Educational Needs reform (Art. 24: Education)• Access to Healthcare/NHS Reform (Art. 25: Health)• Welfare Reform (Art. 28: Adequate standard of living and
social protection)
IMNI’s provisional list of Issues
Feedback on Research
Feedback on the list of issues
How to best influence the United Nations Committee on
the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Colin CaugheyTony O’Reilly
Presentation • Background • State Report • Alternative Report (IM & DPO)• Submission • List of Issues • Examination
What is different about the UNCRPD? • Rights Holders • Participation & Involvement• Independent Living• Recognition of legal capacity • Who are the Committee?
Introduction to UNCRPD
• (Now) Preparatory Work – Reporter• (15 July 2014) Submission of Alternative Reports• (October 2014) Pre-Session Task Force – Adopt List of
Issues• (October 2014 – April 2015) State & National Human
Rights Institutions/ DPO’s/ NGO’s Response to List of Issues
• (April 2015) Formal Examination – Dialogue with the State & National Human Rights Institutions/DPO’s/NGO’s
• (May 2015) Publication of Concluding Observations• (May 2015 onwards) Follow up
Key Stages of Examination Process
1. Review of measures/actions taken to fulfil CRPD obligations.
2. Sets out laws, policies and practices that currently exists.
3. Identifies problems, challenges and shortcomings.4. Sets out plans aims and objectives to progress
further the implementation of the Convention including how Government is resolving problems, challenges and shortcomings identified in its report.
Content of State Report
• Response to and informed by state report. • Follow CRPD Treaty Guidelines• DPO representatives’ report should generally
follow the same form and content as the state report.
• Identify the current situation – Article specific.• Make recommendations/questions for Committee
to consider
Alternative Report
• Be clear, concise, accurate and objective – identify relevant article/s.
• Provide a short explanation where laws, policies and practices are specific to Northern Ireland
• Focus can be one or more articles – no requirement to take account of all
General Guidance for Alternative Reports
Make key recommendations to improve or resolve the situation linked to specific articles:• Only one action per recommendation (prioritise)• Identify those responsible e.g. NI Exec, Govt. Dept• Make recommendations measurable if possible• Propose a time frame for implementation• Avoid vague or general recommendations• Identify targeted questions
General Guidance for Alternative Reports (cont’d)
When identifying your concerns/issues, provide supporting evidence:
• Research• Case law• Statistics• Personal experience
*Remember “less is more”
General Guidance for Alternative Reports (cont’d)
• women (Art 6) • children and young people (Art 7) • awareness raising (Art 8) • accessibility (Art 9) • Link to subject specific articles e.g.
Education (Art 24), Employment (Art 27)
Cross-cutting Articles
• Submit report – list of issues/alternative report - as early as possible.
• Timing of submission should take account of any informal or local arrangements agreed with Disabled Persons Organisations (DPOs)/Alliances/NGOs
• Co-ordinate with relevant organisations
Timing of Submission
• A pre-session working group will develop a ‘List of Issues’ – a series of questions for the State Party
• NHRIs/DPOS/NGOs can make submissions to CRPD Committee to Influence Selection of issues
• On publication you may wish to clarify a point with the Committee or to make a further submission
List of Issues
• Geneva • DPOs/NGOs have an opportunity to brief
the Committee formally or informally • The independent mechanism will also be
present to brief the Committee • Publication of concluding observations • Follow up
Examination
• May 2014: IMNI views on LOI available to sector• 15 July 2014: Submission of Alternative Reports by
DPOs• 15 August 2014: Submission of UKIM report• October 2014:Pre-Session Task Force – Adopt List of
Issues• October 2014 - April 2015: State & National Human
Rights Institutions/ DPO’s/ NGO’s Response to List of Issues
Next Steps
• April 2015: Formal Examination – Dialogue with the State & National Human Rights Institutions/DPO’s/NGO’s
• May 2015: Publication of Concluding Observations
• May 2015 onwards: Follow up
Next Steps (cont.)