This webpage presents documents from the Human Rights Council twenty-fourth regular session. The documents include reports, communications from Governments, NGO written statements, communications from NHRIs, resolutions, decisions and President’s statements and draft documents
This resource presents the Human Rights Council resolution on the rights of persons with disabilities participation in political and public life
A/HRC/19/L.9/Rev.1
This study "focuses on participation in political and public life by persons with disabilities. It analyses relevant provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, highlights good practices in the field of participation of persons with disabilities in elections and in the conduct of public affairs, and identifies the main challenges that still prevent or limit the equal and effective participation of persons with disabilities in the political and public life of their countries"
A/HRC/19/36
The webpage presents submissions received for the OHCHR’s thematic study on participation in political and public life by persons with disabilities. The submissions listed include responses from: 64 States Parties, one intergovernmental organization, 19 civil society organizations, 22 national human rights organizations, four United Nations human rights presences and three individuals. These submissions are useful to anyone interested in the participation of people with disabilities in political and public life
