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The Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities does not create new rights. It takes up all the fundamental rights already stated in international texts, and specifies special measures to be taken for the equalization of opportunities, and to allow the full enjoyment of these rights by persons with disabilities.

This paper provides information on:

The STRUCTURE of the Convention and the PRESENTATION OF RIGHTS stated in it.
The GENERAL PRINCIPLES which demonstrate how the Convention may advise States and civil society on how they should focus on implementing respect of the fundamental rights for persons with disabilities.
INTERLINKED SUBJECTS: areas like the opportunities for persons with disabilities to be involved in the decision-making process including involvement in those decisions that have a direct impact on them.
Some IMPORTANT CONCEPTS like the prohibition of all discrimination on the basis of disability.

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Relevant documents

Initial resolution of the General Assembly of December 19, 2001 calling to a comprehensive and integral convention

Summaries of the ad hoc committee sessions - International service for human rights

First session
Second session
Third session
Fourth session
Fifth session
Sixth session
Seventh session
Eighth session

Inclusive Development and the Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities - International disability and development consortium

Background papers by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and by the Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Definition of disability in selected national legislation
Existing monitoring mechanisms, possible relevant improvements and possible innovations in monitoring mechanisms
The concept of 'special' measures
Accessibility to Information and Communication
National Institutional Frameworks and Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Monitoring implementation of the international human rights instruments: an overview of the current treaty body system
The way in which the terms 'recognition everywhere as a person before the law' and 'legal capacity' are used
The Concept of Reasonable Accommodation

Link : Ad hoc committee documents http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/rights/adhoccom.htm

Final resolution of the General Assembly of December 13, 2006 adopting the Convention