Summary

In the present report, submitted to the Human Rights Council pursuant to Council resolution 53/14, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Heba Hagrass, seeks to contribute to the discussions and review of the thirtieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action by providing an analysis of how that landmark framework has included and impacted women and girls with disabilities. It also provides an overview of how synergies between the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development can be employed to strengthen the international policy framework on gender equality for women and girls with disabilities, while reaffirming the human rights-based model of disability.