Human Rights Council

The Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on "Rights of persons with disabilities: participation in political and public life" without a vote on 22 March 2012.

Read the draft resolution in word format.

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• The Human Rights Council held its fifth interactive debate on the rights of persons with disabilities
  
• Fourth annual Interactive Debate of the Human Rights Council on participation of persons with disabilities in political and public life.
  
• Third annual Interactive Debate of the Human Rights Council on 'International cooperation in support of national efforts for the realization of the purposes and objectives of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
  
• OHCHR Thematic study on the role of international cooperation in support of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
  
• Second Interactive Debate on the structure and role of national mechanisms for the implementation and monitoring of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
  
• First annual Interactive Debate of the Human Rights Council on key legal measures for ratification and implementation of the CRPD (6 March 2009)
  
• The Human Rights Council adopted a resolution on the "Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities" without a vote on 27 March 2008
  
• Special Event on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 4th Session of the Human Rights Council (March 2007)