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Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Two boys, one in a wheelchair and the other on a skateboard. Vienna, Austria, 2016. © UNICEF/UN039713/Gilbertson VII Photo

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.

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States parties reporting

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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.

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 Social Protection of Persons with Disabilities in Situations of Risk and Emergencies, in the framework of the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
8 September 2023

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.

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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

Optional Protocol ratification

Ratification status map