OHCHR study on National Frameworks for the Promotion and Protection of the Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities
 In Human Rights Council resolution 10/7 entitled “Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities: National Frameworks for the Promotion and Protection of the Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities” of March 2009, the Human Rights Council decided to request “the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare a study to enhance awareness on the structure and role of national mechanisms for the implementation and monitoring of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in consultation with relevant stakeholders, including States, regional organizations, civil society organizations, including organizations of persons with disabilities, and national human rights institutions” (paragraph 17).
The Human Rights Council will discuss this study in the course of its March 2010 session.
In facilitating consultation on the study, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has issued a request for contributions to States and other partners. All contributions received can be accessed here.
Open-ended consultation on National Frameworks for the Implementation and Monitoring of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Monday 26 October 2009; Geneva, Palais des Nations, Room VII
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) will host an open-ended consultation meeting on National Frameworks for the Implementation and Monitoring of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on 26 October 2009 in Geneva at the Palais des Nations, Room XII, from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 18:00 hours.
Representatives of States, inter-governmental organizations, national human rights institutions and non-governmental organizations, in particular organizations of persons with disabilities, are invited to participate in the meeting. Please note that advanced registration might be required.
The meeting forms part of the consultation process in preparation of the OHCHR study mandated by the Human Rights Council (res. 10/7) and offers a unique opportunity for a wide range of stakeholders to discuss key aspects and measures to implement article 33 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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