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Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is the body of independent experts which monitors implementation of the Convention by the States parties.
Worldwide, there are an estimated one billion people with disabilities. Through its engagement and cooperation with States parties, the Committee promotes inclusion, advocates for the human rights of all persons with disabilities, and provides recommendations to support the implementation of the provisions enshrined in the Convention.
Key document
The Guidelines on the right to liberty and security of persons with disabilities are contained in the Annex to A/72/55, the Committee's Bi-Annual Report 2016.
States parties reporting
All States parties are obliged to submit regular reports to the Committee on how the rights of persons with disabilities are being implemented.
Reporting guidelines
Calendar of country reviews & documentation deadlines
Country-specific information overview
When will my country be reviewed by the Committee? Tentative timeline of country reviews (Word)
View the database of progress reports by one or more of these criteria.
Events
Contact information
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)
Human Rights Council and Treaty Mechanisms Division
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Palais Wilson - 52, rue des Pâquis
CH-1201 Geneva (Switzerland)
Mailing address:
UNOG-OHCHR
8-14 Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneve 10, Switzerland
E-mail: ohchr-crpd@un.org
Twitter: @UNTreatyBodies
For individual complaints and inquiries:
Petitions and Inquiries Section
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations Office at Geneva
8-14 Avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneve 10, Switzerland
Email: ohchr-petitions@un.org
Photo credit: UNICEF/UN039713/Gilbertson VII Photo
Activities
Statement on deinstitutionalization
18 August 2023
Chapter on the situation of persons with disabilities in Ukraine and in countries where they have fled after 24 February 2022, as a result of the aggression against Ukraine by the Russian Federation
English | Ukranian
9 September 2022
Guidelines on deinstitutionalization, including in emergencies (2022) - CRPD/C/5
Joint statement on the situation of persons with disabilities affected by flooding in Pakistan (issued by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction)
9 September 2022
During its 89th session and 26th session respectively, the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) adopted a Joint Statement on the Rights of Children with Disabilities.
Status of ratifications
To date, 185 of the 193 UN Member States have ratified the Convention for the Protection on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and 100 have ratified the Optional Protocol.
CRPD ratification, including all declarations and reservations
External links
Note: OHCHR is not responsible for the content of external websites
General comments
CRPD/C/GC/8: General comment No. 8 (2022) on the right of persons with disabilities to work and employment
General comment No.7 on Article 4.3 and 33.3 - the participation of persons with disabilities in the implementation and monitoring of the Convention
General comment No.6 on equality and non-discrimination