6th session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

6th session (19-23 September 2011)

Note: Schedules are subject to change without notice. * Postponement of Adoption of List of issues of China

Please note: the Committee's 6th session will take place in Palais des Nations, Geneva

Provisional Agenda and Programme of Work: CRPD/C/6/1	A \| C \| E \| F \| S
Opening statement	E
6th Session Report: CRPD/C/6/2	A \| C \| E \| F \| S

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State Party examined	Timetable	State Party report and Core document	List of issues and Written replies	Information from Other Sources	Delegation lists and statements	Concluding observations
SPAIN	Adoption Of Concluding Observations	Initial report CRPD/C/ESP/1 A C E F S HRI/CORE/ESP/2010 A C E F S	CRPD/C/ESP/Q/1 A C E F S CRPD/C/ESP/Q/1/Add.1 S	Comité Español de Representantes de Personas Con Discapacidad E-S	List Statement	CRPD/C/ESP/CO/1 A C E F R S
CHINA	Private meeting Adoption of List of Issues * ADOPTION OF LIST OF ISSUES OF CHINA HAS BEEN POSTPONED TO A LATER SESSION	Initial reports CRPD/C/CHN/1 A C E F S (Word) CRPD/C/CHN-HKG/1 A C E F S (Word) CRPD/C/CHN-MAC/1 A C E F S (Word)	CRPD/C/CHN/Q/1 A C E F S	Enable Disability Studies Institute C-E Enable Disability Studies Institute Observation Global Initiative To End All Corporal Punishment Of Children Hong Kong Human Rights Commission Hong-Kong Joint Council C-E Hong-Kong Human Rights Monitor
PERU	Private meeting Adoption of List of Issues	Initial report CRPD/C/PER/1 A C E F S (Word)	CRPD/C/PER/Q/1 A C E F S	CONFENADIP-Confederación Nacional de personas con discapacidad del Peru Summary - Informe CONFENADIP-Confederación Nacional de personas con discapacidad del Peru - Summary E-S Global Initiative To End All Corporal Punishment Of Children Human Rights Watch

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