BRUSSELS (31 March 2022) – A UN human rights expert today praised the leadership of the European Union in promoting disability rights, and encouraged the bloc to use its influence beyond Europe’s...

GENEVA (29 March 2022) - The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has issued its findings on Hungary, Jamaica, Mexico, Switzerland and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela...

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities this afternoon closed its twenty-sixth session after adopting its concluding observations on the reports of Hungary, Jamaica, Mexico...

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the combined second and third reports of Mexico on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of...

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Committee on the Rights of the Child today held a panel discussion on the rights of children with disabilities, on the occasion of...

GENEVA (21 March 2022) – The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Gerard Quinn, will conduct an official visit to the European Union from 21 to 31 March 2022. The Special...

16 March 2022 Also congratulate the State party for welcoming Ukrainian refugees, especially refugees with disabilities, during the humanitarian crisis. The Committee on the Rights of Persons with...

15 March 2022 The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities today concluded its consideration of the initial report of Venezuela on its implementation of the Convention on the Rights of...

Excellencies, Colleagues, Friends, At the outset, allow me to thank the Council for its work to increase the understanding and effective implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with...

MORNING The Human Rights Council this morning held an interactive dialogue with Gerard Quinn, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, on artificial intelligence in the...