The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol (A/RES/61/106) was adopted on 13 December 2006 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, and was opened for ...

During the 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama promised to make the United States "a signatory to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities” and said he would "urge the U.S.

MINSK, 5 November (BelTA) - Belarus has made progress in improving the rights of persons with disabilities on the basis of its own many-year experience and international principles, Belarus Deputy ...

I extend my gratitude to His Excellency, Tarek Ladeb, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Tunisia, and President of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons ...

The mental health industry watchdog International (CCHR) is calling for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) ...

In July 2009, we rated President Barack Obama's campaign pledge to sign the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as a Promise Kept. Susan Rice, Obama's ambassador to the United ...

December 3 marked the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, a day where we mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities. To mark the occasion, we're ...

Human Rights Watch [1] welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the “Committee”) in advance of its upcoming review of Canada. This ...

A grading report from the United Nations will be issued to show how well Bermuda protects residents with different abilities, the Minister of Youth, Social Development and Seniors revealed yesterday.