Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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United Nations treaty body expert body human rights treaty body monitoring body

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is a United Nations expert body that monitors and guides implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by its State Parties.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
CRPD Committee	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United Nations treaty body ⓘ expert body ⓘ human rights treaty body ⓘ monitoring body ⓘ
adoptedRulesOfProcedureOn	11 February 2010 ⓘ
adopts	general comments on provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ
aimsTo	promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights by persons with disabilities ⓘ
composedOf	independent experts ⓘ
considers	individual communications under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ
cooperatesWith	United Nations agencies ⓘ surface form: United Nations specialized agencies other United Nations human rights treaty bodies ⓘ
encourages	collection of data and statistics on persons with disabilities ⓘ harmonization of national laws and policies with the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ
encouragesStatesTo	consult closely with and actively involve persons with disabilities in implementing the Convention ⓘ establish or designate national implementation and monitoring frameworks for the Convention ⓘ
engagesWith	civil society organizations ⓘ organizations of persons with disabilities ⓘ
establishedBy	Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ
examines	periodic reports submitted by States Parties ⓘ
focusesOn	rights of persons with disabilities ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: CRPD Committee
hasLegalBasis	Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ
isPartOf	United Nations treaty bodies ⓘ surface form: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights treaty body system United Nations human rights system ⓘ
issues	concluding observations on States Parties’ reports ⓘ
languageOfWork	United Nations official languages ⓘ
mayConduct	inquiries into grave or systematic violations under the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ
meetsAt	Palais des Nations ⓘ surface form: United Nations Office at Geneva
membersAre	independent and serve in their personal capacity ⓘ
membersElectedBy	States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ
membershipBasedOn	balanced gender representation ⓘ equitable geographical distribution ⓘ participation of experts with disabilities ⓘ representation of different forms of civilization and principal legal systems ⓘ
monitors	obligations of States Parties under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ
monitorsImplementationOf	Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ
oversees	implementation of accessibility obligations under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ implementation of non-discrimination obligations regarding persons with disabilities ⓘ implementation of obligations on equal recognition before the law for persons with disabilities ⓘ implementation of obligations on inclusive education ⓘ implementation of obligations on independent living and inclusion in the community ⓘ
promotes	international cooperation on disability rights ⓘ
providesGuidanceOn	implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ
reportsTo	United Nations General Assembly ⓘ United Nations Human Rights Council ⓘ
subjectArea	disability rights ⓘ international human rights law ⓘ
supportedBy	Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights ⓘ surface form: Secretariat of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities → establishesBody → Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ

Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities → hasAbbreviation → Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: CRPD Committee

United Nations treaty bodies → includes → Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ

United Nations human rights system → monitoredBy → Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities → monitoringMechanism → Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ⓘ