The Committee on the Rights of
Persons with Disabilities

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) consists of independent experts and monitors implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (ICRPD) by the States Parties.

All States parties are obliged to submit regular reports to the Committee on how the rights are being implemented. States must report initially within two years of accepting the Convention and thereafter every four years. The Committee examines each report and shall make such suggestions and general recommendations on the report as it may consider appropriate and shall forward these to the State Party concerned.

The Committee meets in Geneva twice a year. It consists of 12 members, which are elected for a four years term. They are eligible for re-election once. After an additional 60 ratifications or accessions to the Convention, the membership of the Committee shall increase by six members, attaining a maximum number of 18 members.

Protected main rights of the CRPD

Conceivable actions

State reporting and NGOs

Reference

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Adopted by the United Nations General Assembly resolution 61/106 on 13 December 2006 and entered into force on 3 May 2008 with the ratification of 20 States parties.

Link: http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/rights/convtexte.htm