Rights of persons with disabilities : participation in political and public life

OFFICE OF THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (OHCHR)

Publication Date 

March 2012
4 p

This resource presents the Human Rights Council resolution on the rights of persons with disabilities participation in political and public life
A/HRC/19/L.9/Rev.1

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http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Disability/A-HRC-19-L.9-Rev.1_En...

Keywords 

Cross-cutting; physical barriers; Disability and social diversity; persons with disabilities; vulnerable groups; Human rights; rights; Inclusion; inclusion and mainstreaming; participation; Politics government and economics; international cooperation

Regional Focus 

Worldwide

Language 

English

Type of material 

text

Content type 

report

CRPD 

article 21: freedom of expression and opinion and access to information; article 25: health; article 29: participation in political and public life

Publisher 

Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR)