Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities

Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities

The purpose of this Convention is to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment by all persons with disabilities of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as to promote respect for their inherent dignity.
Persons with disabilities are those with persistent physical, mental, intellectual or sensory disabilities that, when they interact with various barriers, may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.

The principles of this Convention are:
(a) respect for the inherent dignity of the individual, his or her personal autonomy, including the freedom to make his or her own choice, and independence;
(b) non-discrimination;
c) full and effective involvement and inclusion in society;
(d) respect for the characteristics of persons with disabilities and their acceptance as a component of human diversity and a part of humanity;
(e) equality of opportunity;
f) the availability of;
g) equality between men and women;
(h) respect for the developing capacities of children with disabilities and respect for the right of children with disabilities to preserve their identity.

States parties undertake to ensure and promote the full enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities without discrimination on the basis of disability. To this end, States parties undertake to:
(a) take all appropriate legislative, administrative and other measures to give effect to the rights recognized in this Convention;
(b) take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to amend or repeal existing laws, regulations, customs and practices that discriminate against persons with disabilities;
(c) integrate the protection and promotion of the human rights of persons with disabilities into all policies and programmes;
(d) refrain from any actions or methods that are inconsistent with this Convention and ensure that public authorities and institutions act in accordance with this Convention;
(e) take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability by any person, organization or private enterprise;
(f) conduct or encourage the research and development of products, services, equipment and objects of universal design whose adaptation to the specific needs of the disabled person would require as little adaptation and as little cost as possible, promote their availability and use, and promote the idea of universal design in the development of standards and guidelines;
(g) conduct or promote research and development, and promote the availability and use of new technologies, including information and communication technologies, mobility AIDS, devices and assistive technologies suitable for persons with disabilities, with priority given to low-cost technologies;
(h) provide accessible information to persons with disabilities about mobility AIDS, devices and assistive technologies, including new technologies, as well as other forms of assistance, support services and facilities;
(i) encourage the teaching of the rights recognized in this Convention to professionals and staff working with persons with disabilities in order to improve the provision of assistance and services guaranteed by these rights.

With regard to economic, social and cultural rights, each state party undertakes to take measures, to the maximum of its available resources and, if necessary, through international cooperation, to progressively achieve the full realization of these rights without prejudice to those obligations set forth in this Convention that are directly applicable under international law.
In developing and implementing legislation and policies to implement this Convention and in other decision-making processes on issues related to persons with disabilities, States parties shall consult closely with persons with disabilities, including children with disabilities, and actively involve them through their representative organizations.
Nothing in this Convention affects any provision that is more conducive to the realization of the rights of persons with disabilities and may be contained in the laws of a state party or international law in force in that state. No restriction or derogation of any human rights or fundamental freedoms recognized or existing in any state party to this Convention by law, Convention, regulation or custom shall be permitted on the ground that this Convention does not recognize such rights or freedoms or that it recognizes them to a lesser extent.
The provisions of this Convention shall apply to all parts of Federal States without any restrictions or exceptions.

1. States parties recognize that all persons are equal before and under the law and have the right to equal protection of the law and equal enjoyment of it without discrimination of any kind.
2. States parties shall prohibit any discrimination on the basis of disability and guarantee persons with disabilities equal and effective legal protection against discrimination on any ground.
3. in order to promote equality and eliminate discrimination, States parties shall take all appropriate steps to ensure reasonable accommodation.
Specific measures necessary to accelerate or achieve de facto equality of persons with disabilities shall not be considered discrimination within the meaning of this Convention.

States parties recognize that women with disabilities and girls with disabilities are subject to multiple discrimination and, in this regard, shall take measures to ensure their full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms.
States parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure the full development, advancement and empowerment of women in order to guarantee them the enjoyment and realization of the human rights and fundamental freedoms set forth in this Convention.

1. States parties shall take all necessary measures to ensure the full enjoyment by children with disabilities of all human rights and fundamental freedoms on an equal basis with other children.
2. In all actions concerning children with disabilities, the highest interests of the child are given priority.
3. States parties shall ensure that children with disabilities have the right to freely Express their views on all matters affecting them, which are given due weight appropriate to their age and maturity, on an equal basis with other children, and to receive assistance appropriate to their disability and age in the exercise of this right.

1.in Order to enable persons with disabilities to lead independent lives and participate fully in all aspects of life, States parties shall take appropriate measures to ensure that persons with disabilities have access, on an equal basis with others, to the physical environment, to transport, to information and communications, including information and communication technologies and systems, as well as to other facilities and services open or provided to the public, in both urban and rural areas. These measures, which include identifying and removing barriers and barriers to accessibility, should include, inter alia:
(a) buildings, roads, transport and other internal and external facilities, including schools, residential buildings, medical facilities and workplaces;
(b) information, communication and other services, including electronic services and emergency services.
2. States parties shall also take appropriate measures to:
(a) develop, implement and monitor minimum standards and guidelines for the accessibility of facilities and services open or provided to the public;
(b) ensure that private enterprises that offer facilities and services open or provided to the public take into account all aspects of accessibility for persons with disabilities;
(C) provide training for all involved parties on accessibility issues faced by persons with disabilities;
(d) equip buildings and other facilities that are open to the public with signs in Braille and in an easy-to-read and understandable form;
e) provide various types of assistance and intermediary services, including guides, readers and professional sign language interpreters, to facilitate the accessibility of buildings and other facilities open to the public;
(f) develop other appropriate forms of assistance and support for persons with disabilities that provide them with access to information;
(g) promote access by persons with disabilities to new information and communication technologies and systems, including the Internet;
(h) encourage the design, development, production and dissemination of inherently accessible information and communication technologies and systems, so that the availability of these technologies and systems is achieved at a minimum cost.

1. States parties affirm that everyone with disabilities, wherever they are located, has the right to equal legal protection.
   2. States parties recognize that persons with disabilities have legal capacity on an equal basis with others in all aspects of life.
   3. States parties shall take appropriate measures to ensure that persons with disabilities have access to the support they may require in the exercise of their legal capacity.                                                                                                                                                                                                            4. States parties shall ensure that all measures related to the exercise of legal capacity include appropriate and effective safeguards to prevent abuse in accordance with international human rights law. Such guarantees should ensure that measures related to the exercise of legal capacity are guided by respect for the rights, will and preferences of the person, are free from conflicts of interest and undue influence, are proportionate to and adapted to the circumstances of the person, are applied for the shortest possible time, and are regularly reviewed by a competent, independent and impartial body or court. These guarantees must be proportionate to the extent to which such measures affect the rights and interests of the individual concerned.
   5.subject to the provisions of this article, States parties shall take all appropriate and effective measures to ensure the equal rights of persons with disabilities to own and inherit property, to manage their own financial Affairs, and to have equal access to Bank loans, mortgages and other forms of financial credit, and to ensure that persons with disabilities are not arbitrarily deprived of their property.