Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Report of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on its seventh session, 16-20 April 2012
Contents
Paragraphs Page
I.State parties to the Convention and its Optional Protocol1-23
II.Opening of the seventh session of the Committee3-63
III.Membership of the Committee74
IV.Working methods84
V.Elaboration of general comments9-114
VI.Activities related to the Optional Protocol124
VII.Other decisions13-144
VIII.Future sessions15-165
IX.Cooperation with concerned bodies17-195
A.Cooperation with other United Nations organs175
B.Cooperation with non-governmental organizations185
X.Consideration of reports submitted in accordance with article
Annexes
I.States parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and to the Optional Protocol as at 20 April 2012 6
II.Submission of reports by States parties under article 35 of the Convention as at 20 April 201214
III.Decisions adopted by the Committee during its seventh session17
IV.Working groups of the Committee 18
I.States parties to the Convention and its Optional Protocol
As at 20 April 2012, the closing date of the seventh session of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, there were 112 States parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and 67 States parties to its Optional Protocol.
The lists of States parties to the Convention and the Optional Protocol are contained in annex I of the present report.
II.Opening of the seventh session of the Committee
The 7th session opened in a public meeting with welcome remarks by Mr. Ronald McCallum, Chairperson of the Committee.The Chairperson highlighted the launching of the Multi-Donor Trust Fund by the United Nations Partnership on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which took place in December 2011, in New York, as well as the first meeting of its Policy Board, which took place late in March 2012. The Fund will finance development projects whose beneficiaries are persons with disabilities. The Chairperson expressed the satisfaction of the Committee by the decision taken by the General Assembly in late December 2011 to authorise the Committee one week of additional meeting time, which will be added to the September sessions of the Committee, allowing it to process at least four State party’s reports per year. As the backlog of States’ reports pending to be considered has not ceased to increase, the Committee is considering requesting additional meeting time to the General Assembly. The Chairperson welcomed the representatives of Microsoft, Middlesex University and AbiliyNet who conducted an accessibility assessment of the meetings of the Committee. He also thanked the International Disability Alliance for providing webcasting to the public meetings of the Committee.
The opening statement of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) was delivered by the Deputy High Commissioner, Ms. Kyun-wa Khan who briefed the Committee on the most recent developments of the treaty bodies that had taken place since the Committee’s 6th session, such as the first meeting of the Committee on Enforced Disappearances, and the adoption by the General Assembly of a third Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child allowing individuals to submit complaints about alleged violations of the Convention and its two first Optional Protocols to the Committee on the Rights of the Child. She also referred to the most important developments that had taken place in the field of human rights and disabilities, such as the establishment of the Multi-Donor Trust Fund by the UNPRPD, and the Human Rights Council resolution on the right of persons with disabilities to participate in political and public life. She furtherpresented updates on the treaty body strengthening process, including information on the outcome document of the “Dublin II” meeting on the strengthening of the treaty body system, the High Commissioner’s initiativeto prepare a report on the matter, and the launching of an open-ended intergovernmental process on strengthening and enhancing the effective functioning of the human rights treaty body system by the General Assembly.
The Committee reviewed and adopted the provisional agenda and tentative programme of work of the seventh session (CRPD/C/7/1).
The Chairperson reported on the activities undertaken between the sixth and seventh sessions of the Committee.
III.Membership of the Committee
The list of members of the Committee indicating the duration of their terms of office is contained in Annex IV of the previous biennial report (A/66/55). All members attended the seventh session.
IV.Working methods
The Committee discussed various issues related to its working methods including, inter alia, the following:
(a)Functioning of the working groups established by the Committee;
(b)The feasibility of holding of a day of general discussion in April 2013;
V.Elaboration of general comments
The Committee accepted the resignation of Ms Edah Maina as Chairperson of the Working Group on a general comment on article 12, and decided to appoint Mr Gabor Gombos as Chairperson of this Working Group.
The Committee welcomed the submissions made by several stakeholders following a call for submissions in preparation of a draft general comment on article 9, under the leadership of the Working Group on accessibility
Members of the Working Group on Accessibility in public transportation and airline policies met with representatives of the International Aviation Transport Alliance (IATA), a private organisation of member airlines, to discuss about the treatment of persons with disabilities by airlines.
VI.Activities related to the Optional Protocol
The Committee considered its first individual communication under the Optional Protocol, no. 3/2011, H.M vs. Sweden (CRPD/C/7/D/3/2011). The author of the communication, which suffers from a degenerative disease which severely impairs her ability to move, requested without success that the Swedish authorities grant her a permission to build a pool in her property for rehabilitation purposes. The author alleged that she was discriminated against by States’ authorities which failed to take into account her rights to equal opportunity for rehabilitation and improved health. The Committee adopted by consensus its Views thereon, finding violations to the right not to be discriminated, the right to health and the duty of States parties to provide rehabilitation. The Committee requested follow-up information to the concerned State party on measures taken to implement the Committee’s views.
VII. Other decisions
The Committee adopted the report of its sixth session (CRPD/C/6/2).
The Committee took a number of other decisions, which are listed in annex III of the present report.
VIII. Future sessions
The 8th session of the Committee is scheduled to take place from 17 to 28 September 2012. The 9th session of the Committee will be held from 15 to 19 April 2013. The Committee will hold its 10th session from 2 to 13 September 2013.
The Committee decided that, at its next session, it would review the initial reports of China (CRPD/C/CHN/1), Argentina (CRPD/C/ARG/1) and Hungary (CRPD/C/HUN/1), and adopt List of Issues on the initial report of Paraguay (CRPD/C/PRY/1).
IX.Cooperation with concerned bodies
A.Cooperation with United Nations organs
On 16 April 2012 (64th meeting), the Committee met with the representatives of WHO, WIPO, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), OHCHR and, UNICEF to discuss ways of cooperation, as provided for under article 38 of the Convention.
B.Cooperation with non-governmental organizations
At its 64th meeting on 16 April 2012, the Committee was addressed by representatives of the non-governmental organizations Human Rights Watch, the International Disability and Development Consortium, and the International Disability Alliance.
X.Consideration of reports submitted in accordance with article 35 of the Convention
During its seventh session, at its 66th and 67th meetings held on 17 April 2012, the Committee considered the initial report by Peru (CRPD/C/PER/1) submitted under article 35 of the Convention, and at its 73rd meeting, it adopted concluding observations on that report (CRPD/C/PER/CO/1) (See the webpage of the seventh session at http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/Session7.aspx).
Annexes
Annex I
States parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and to the Optional Protocol as at 20 April 2012
A.States parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
|
Participant |
Signature |
Formal confirmation (c), accession (a), ratification |
|
Albania |
22 December 2009 |
|
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Algeria |
30 March 2007 |
4 December 2009 |
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Andorra |
27 April 2007 |
|
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Antigua and Barbuda |
30 March 2007 |
|
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Argentina |
30 March 2007 |
2 September 2008 |
|
Armenia |
30 March 2007 |
22 September 2010 |
|
Australia |
30 March 2007 |
17 July 2008 |
|
Austria |
30 March 2007 |
26 September 2008 |
|
Azerbaijan |
9 January 2008 |
28 January 2009 |
|
Bahrain |
25 June 2007 |
22 September 2011 |
|
Bangladesh |
9 May 2007 |
30 November 2007 |
|
Barbados |
19 July 2007 |
|
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Belgium |
30 March 2007 |
2 July 2009 |
|
Belize |
9 May 2011 |
2 June 2011 |
|
Benin |
8 February 2008 |
|
|
Bhutan |
21 September 2010 |
|
|
Bolivia ( Plurinational State of) |
13 August 2007 |
16 November 2009 |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
29 July 2009 |
12 March 2010 |
|
Brazil |
30 March 2007 |
1 August 2008 |
|
Brunei Darussalam |
18 December 2007 |
|
|
Bulgaria |
27 September 2007 |
22 March 2012 |
|
Burkina Faso |
23 May 2007 |
23 July 2009 |
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Burundi |
26 April 2007 |
|
|
Cambodia |
1 October 2007 |
|
|
Cameroon |
1 October 2008 |
|
|
Canada |
30 March 2007 |
11 March 2010 |
|
Cape Verde |
30 March 2007 |
10 October 2011 |
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Central African Republic |
9 May 2007 |
|
|
Chile |
30 March 2007 |
29 July 2008 |
|
China |
30 March 2007 |
1 August 2008 |
|
Colombia |
30 Mar 2007 |
10 May 2011 |
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Comoros |
26 September 2007 |
|
|
Congo |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Cook Islands |
8 May 2009 (a) |
|
|
Costa Rica |
30 March 2007 |
1 October 2008 |
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Côte d’Ivoire |
7 June 2007 |
|
|
Croatia |
30 March 2007 |
15 August 2007 |
|
Cuba |
26 April 2007 |
6 September 2007 |
|
Cyprus |
30 March 2007 |
27 June 2011 |
|
Czech Republic |
30 March 2007 |
28 September 2009 |
|
Denmark |
30 March 2007 |
24 July 2009 |
|
Dominica |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Dominican Republic |
30 March 2007 |
18 August 2009 |
|
Ecuador |
30 March 2007 |
3 April 2008 |
|
Egypt |
4 April 2007 |
14 April 2008 |
|
El Salvador |
30 March 2007 |
14 December 2007 |
|
Estonia |
25 September 2007 |
|
|
Ethiopia |
30 March 2007 |
7 July 2010 |
|
European Union |
30 March 2007 |
23 December 2010 (c) |
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Fiji |
2 June 2010 |
|
|
Finland |
30 March 2007 |
|
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France |
30 March 2007 |
18 February 2010 |
|
Gabon |
30 March 2007 |
1 October 2007 |
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Georgia |
10 July 2009 |
|
|
Germany |
30 March 2007 |
24 February 2009 |
|
Ghana |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Greece |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Grenada |
12 July 2010 |
|
|
Guatemala |
30 March 2007 |
7 April 2009 |
|
Guinea |
16 May 2007 |
8 February 2008 |
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Guyana |
11 April 2007 |
|
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Haiti |
23 July 2009 (a) |
|
|
Honduras |
30 March 2007 |
14 April 2008 |
|
Hungary |
30 March 2007 |
20 July 2007 |
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Iceland |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
India |
30 March 2007 |
1 October 2007 |
|
Indonesia |
30 March 2007 |
30 November 2011 |
|
Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
23 October 2009 (a) |
|
|
Ireland |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Israel |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Italy |
30 March 2007 |
15 May 2009 |
|
Jamaica |
30 March 2007 |
30 March 2007 |
|
Japan |
28 September 2007 |
|
|
Jordan |
30 March 2007 |
31 March 2008 |
|
Kazakhstan |
11 December 2008 |
|
|
Kenya |
30 March 2007 |
19 May 2008 |
|
Kyrgyzstan Lao People's Democratic Republic |
21 September 2011 15 January 2008 |
25 September 2009 |
|
Latvia |
18 July 2008 |
1 March 2010 |
|
Lebanon |
14 June 2007 |
|
|
Lesotho |
2 December 2008 (a) |
|
|
Liberia |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Libya |
1 May 2008 |
|
|
Lithuania |
30 March 2007 |
18 August 2010 |
|
Luxembourg |
30 March 2007 |
26 September 2011 |
|
Madagascar |
25 September 2007 |
|
|
Malawi |
27 September 2007 |
27 August 2009 |
|
Malaysia |
8 April 2008 |
19 July 2010 |
|
Maldives |
2 October 2007 |
5 April 2010 |
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Mali |
15 May 2007 |
7 April 2008 |
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Malta |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Mauritania |
3 April 2012 (a) |
|
|
Mauritius |
25 September 2007 |
8 January 2010 |
|
Mexico |
30 March 2007 |
17 December 2007 |
|
Micronesia (Federated States of) Monaco |
23 September 2011 23 September 2009 |
|
|
Mongolia |
13 May 2009 (a) |
|
|
Montenegro |
27 September 2007 |
2 November 2009 |
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Morocco |
30 March 2007 |
8 April 2009 |
|
Mozambique |
30 March 2007 |
30 January 2012 |
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Myanmar |
7 December 2011 (a) |
|
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Namibia |
25 April 2007 |
4 December 2007 |
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Nepal |
3 January 2008 |
7 May 2010 |
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Netherlands |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
New Zealand |
30 March 2007 |
25 September 2008 |
|
Nicaragua |
30 March 2007 |
7 December 2007 |
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Niger |
30 March 2007 |
24 June 2008 |
|
Nigeria |
30 March 2007 |
24 September 2010 |
|
Norway |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Oman |
17 March 2008 |
6 January 2009 |
|
Pakistan |
25 September 2008 |
5 July 2011 |
|
Palau Panama |
20 September 2011 30 March 2007 |
7 August 2007 |
|
Papua New Guinea Paraguay |
2 June 2011 30 March 2007 |
3 September 2008 |
|
Peru |
30 March 2007 |
30 January 2008 |
|
Philippines |
25 September 2007 |
15 April 2008 |
|
Poland |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Portugal |
30 March 2007 |
23 September 2009 |
|
Qatar |
9 July 2007 |
13 May 2008 |
|
Republic of Korea |
30 March 2007 |
11 December 2008 |
|
Republic of Moldova |
30 March 2007 |
21 September 2010 |
|
Romania |
26 September 2007 |
31 January 2011 |
|
Russian Federation |
24 September 2008 |
|
|
Rwanda |
15 December 2008 (a) |
|
|
San Marino |
30 March 2007 |
22 February 2008 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
24 June 2008 (a) |
|
|
Senegal |
25 April 2007 |
7 September 2010 |
|
Serbia |
17 December 2007 |
31 July 2009 |
|
Seychelles |
30 March 2007 |
2 October 2009 |
|
Sierra Leone |
30 March 2007 |
4 October 2010 |
|
Slovakia |
26 September 2007 |
26 May 2010 |
|
Slovenia |
30 March 2007 |
24 April 2008 |
|
Solomon Islands |
23 September 2008 |
|
|
South Africa |
30 March 2007 |
30 November 2007 |
|
Spain |
30 March 2007 |
3 December 2007 |
|
Sri Lanka |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
St. Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
22 September 2011 |
29 October 2010 (a) |
|
Sudan |
30 March 2007 |
24 April 2009 |
|
Suriname |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Swaziland |
25 September 2007 |
|
|
Sweden |
30 March 2007 |
15 December 2008 |
|
Syrian Arab Republic |
30 March 2007 |
10 July 2009 |
|
Thailand |
30 March 2007 |
29 July 2008 |
|
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
30 March 2007 |
29 December 2011 |
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Togo |
23 September 2008 |
1 March 2011 |
|
Tonga |
15 November 2007 |
|
|
Trinidad and Tobago |
27 September 2007 |
|
|
Tunisia |
30 March 2007 |
2 April 2008 |
|
Turkey |
30 March 2007 |
28 September 2009 |
|
Turkmenistan |
4 September 2008 (a) |
|
|
Uganda |
30 March 2007 |
25 September 2008 |
|
Ukraine |
24 September 2008 |
4 February 2010 |
|
United Arab Emirates |
8 February 2008 |
19 March 2010 |
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
30 March 2007 |
8 June 2009 |
|
United Republic of Tanzania |
30 March 2007 |
10 November 2009 |
|
United States of America |
30 July 2009 |
|
|
Uruguay |
3 April 2007 |
11 February 2009 |
|
Uzbekistan |
27 February 2009 |
|
|
Vanuatu |
17 May 2007 |
23 October 2008 |
|
Viet Nam |
22 October 2007 |
|
|
Yemen |
30 March 2007 |
26 March 2009 |
|
Zambia |
9 May 2008 |
1 February 2010 |
B.States parties to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
|
Participant |
Signature |
Formal confirmation (c), accession (a), ratification |
|
Algeria |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Andorra |
27 April 2007 |
|
|
Antigua and Barbuda |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Argentina |
30 March 2007 |
2 September 2008 |
|
Armenia |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Australia |
21 August 2009 (a) |
|
|
Austria |
30 March 2007 |
26 September 2008 |
|
Azerbaijan |
9 January 2008 |
28 January 2009 |
|
Bangladesh |
12 May 2008 (a) |
|
|
Belgium |
30 March 2007 |
2 July 2009 |
|
Benin |
8 February 2008 |
|
|
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) |
13 August 2007 |
16 November 2009 |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
29 July 2009 |
12 March 2010 |
|
Brazil |
30 March 2007 |
1 August 2008 |
|
Bulgaria |
18 December 2008 |
|
|
Burkina Faso |
23 May 2007 |
23 July 2009 |
|
Burundi |
26 April 2007 |
|
|
Cambodia |
1 October 2007 |
|
|
Cameroon |
1 October 2008 |
|
|
Central African Republic |
9 May 2007 |
|
|
Chile |
30 March 2007 |
29 July 2008 |
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Congo |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Cook Islands |
8 May 2009 (a) |
|
|
Costa Rica |
30 March 2007 |
1 October 2008 |
|
Côte d’Ivoire |
7 June 2007 |
|
|
Croatia |
30 March 2007 |
15 August 2007 |
|
Cyprus |
30 March 2007 |
27 June 2011 |
|
Czech Republic |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Dominican Republic |
30 March 2007 |
18 August 2009 |
|
Ecuador |
30 March 2007 |
3 April 2008 |
|
El Salvador |
30 March 2007 |
14 December 2007 |
|
Fiji |
2 June 2010 |
|
|
Finland |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
France |
23 September 2008 |
18 February 2010 |
|
Gabon |
25 September 2007 |
|
|
Georgia |
10 July 2009 |
|
|
Germany |
30 March 2007 |
24 February 2009 |
|
Ghana |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Greece |
27 September2007 |
|
|
Guatemala |
30 March 2007 |
7 April 2009 |
|
Guinea |
31 August 2007 |
8 February 2008 |
|
Haiti |
23 July 2009 (a) |
|
|
Honduras |
23 August 2007 |
16 August 2010 |
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Hungary |
30 March 2007 |
20 July 2007 |
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Iceland |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Italy |
30 March 2007 |
15 May 2009 |
|
Jamaica |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Jordan |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Kazakhstan |
11 December 2008 |
|
|
Latvia |
22 January 2010 |
31 August 2010 |
|
Lebanon |
14 June 2007 |
|
|
Liberia |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Lithuania |
30 March 2007 |
18 August 2010 |
|
Luxembourg |
30 March 2007 |
26 September 2011 |
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Madagascar |
25 September 2007 |
|
|
Mali |
15 May 2007 |
7 April 2008 |
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Malta |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Mauritania |
3 April 2012 (a) |
|
|
Mauritius |
25 September 2007 |
|
|
Mexico |
30 March 2007 |
17 December 2007 |
|
Mongolia |
13 May 2009 (a) |
|
|
Montenegro |
27 September 2007 |
2 November 2009 |
|
Morocco |
8 April 2009 (a) |
|
|
Mozambique |
30 January 2012 (a) |
|
|
Namibia |
25 April 2007 |
4 December 2007 |
|
Nepal |
3 January 2008 |
7 May 2010 |
|
Nicaragua |
21 October 2008 |
2 February 2010 |
|
Niger |
2 August 2007 |
24 June 2008 |
|
Nigeria |
30 March 2007 |
24 September 2010 |
|
Panama |
30 March 2007 |
7 August 2007 |
|
Paraguay |
30 March 2007 |
3 September 2008 |
|
Peru |
30 March 2007 |
30 January 2008 |
|
Portugal |
30 March 2007 |
23 September 2009 |
|
Qatar |
9 July 2007 |
|
|
Romania |
25 September 2008 |
|
|
Rwanda |
15 December 2008 (a) |
|
|
San Marino |
30 March 2007 |
22 February 2008 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
24 June 2008 (a) |
|
|
Senegal |
25 April 2007 |
|
|
Serbia |
17 December 2007 |
31 July 2009 |
|
Seychelles |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Sierra Leone |
30 March 2007 |
|
|
Slovakia |
26 September 2007 |
26 May 2010 |
|
Slovenia |
30 March 2007 |
24 April 2008 |
|
Solomon Islands |
24 September 2009 |
|
|
South Africa |
30 March 2007 |
30 November 2007 |
|
Spain |
30 March 2007 |
3 December 2007 |
|
St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
29 October 2010 (a) |
|
|
Sudan |
24 April 2009 (a) |
|
|
Swaziland |
25 September 2007 |
|
|
Sweden |
30 March 2007 |
15 December 2008 |
|
Syrian Arab Republic |
10 July 2009 (a) |
|
|
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia |
29 July 2009 |
29 December 2011 |
|
Togo |
23 September 2008 |
1 March 2011 |
|
Tunisia |
30 March 2007 |
2 April 2008 |
|
Turkey |
28 September 2009 |
|
|
Turkmenistan |
10 November 2010 (a) |
|
|
Uganda |
30 March 2007 |
25 September 2008 |
|
Ukraine |
24 September 2008 |
4 February 2010 |
|
United Arab Emirates |
12 February 2008 |
|
|
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
26 February 2009 |
7 August 2009 |
|
United Republic of Tanzania |
29 September 2008 |
10 November 2009 |
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Uruguay |
28 October 2011 (a) |
|
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Yemen |
11 April 2007 |
26 March 2009 |
|
Zambia |
29 September 2008 |
Annex II
Submission of reports by States parties under article 35 of the Convention, as at 20 April 2012
|
State party |
Entry into force (date of ratification+30 days) |
Date due |
Date received |
Date examined |
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Algeria |
4 January 2010 |
4 January 2012 |
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Argentina |
2 October 2008 |
2 October 2010 |
6 October 2010 |
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Armenia |
22 October 2010 |
22 October 2012 |
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Australia |
17 August 2008 |
17 August 2010 |
3 December 2010 |
|
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Austria |
26 October 2008 |
26 October 2010 |
2 November 2010 |
|
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Azerbaijan |
27 February 2009 |
27 February 2011 |
16 February 2011 |
|
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Bahrain Bangladesh |
22 October 2011 30 December 2007 |
22 October 2013 30 December 2009 |
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|
Belgium |
2 August 2009 |
2 August 2011 |
28 July 2011 |
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Belize Bolivia ( Plurinational State of) |
2 July 2011 16 December 2009 |
2 July 2013 16 December 2011 |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina |
12 April 2010 |
12 April 2012 |
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Brazil |
1 September 2008 |
1 September 2010 |
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Burkina Faso |
23 August 2009 |
23 August 2011 |
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Canada |
11 April 2010 |
11 April 2012 |
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Chile |
29 August 2008 |
29 August 2010 |
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China |
1 September 2008 |
1 September 2010 |
30 August 2010 |
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Colombia |
10 June 2011 |
10 June 2013 |
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Cook Islands |
8 June 2009 |
8 June 2011 |
9 December 2011 |
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Costa Rica |
1 November 2008 |
1 November 2010 |
29 March 2011 |
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Croatia |
15 September 2007 |
15 September 2009 |
27 October 2011 |
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Cuba |
6 October 2007 |
6 October 2009 |
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Cyprus |
27 July 2011 |
27 July 2013 |
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Czech Republic |
28 October 2009 |
28 October 2011 |
1 November 2011 |
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Denmark |
24 August 2009 |
24 August 2011 |
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Dominican Republic |
18 September 2009 |
18 September 2011 |
5 December 2011 |
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Ecuador |
3 May 2008 |
3 May 2010 |
8 September2011 |
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Egypt |
14 May 2008 |
14 May 2010 |
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El Salvador |
14 January 2008 |
14 January 2010 |
5 January 2011 |
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Ethiopia |
7 August 2010 |
7 August 2012 |
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European Union |
23 January 2011 |
23 January 2013 |
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France |
18 March 2010 |
18 March 2012 |
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Gabon |
1 November 2007 |
1 November 2009 |
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Germany |
24 March 2009 |
24 March 2011 |
19September2011 |
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Guatemala |
7 March 2009 |
7 March 2011 |
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Guinea |
8 March 2008 |
8 March 2010 |
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Haiti |
23 August 209 |
23 August 2011 |
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Honduras |
14 March 2008 |
14 March 2010 |
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Hungary |
20 August 2007 |
20 August 2009 |
14 October 2010 |
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India |
1 November 2007 |
1 November 2009 |
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Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
23 November 2009 |
23 November 2011 |
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Italy |
15 June 2009 |
15 June 2011 |
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Jamaica |
30 April 2007 |
30 April 2009 |
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Jordan |
30 April 2008 |
30 April 2010 |
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Kenya |
19 June 2008 |
19 June 2010 |
3 April 2012 |
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Lao People's Democratic Republic |
25 October 2009 |
25 October 2011 |
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Latvia |
1 April 2010 |
1 April 2012 |
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Lesotho |
2 January 2009 |
2 January 2011 |
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Lithuania |
18 September 2010 |
18 September 2012 |
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Malawi |
27 September 2009 |
27 September 2011 |
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Malaysia |
19 August 2010 |
19 August 2012 |
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Maldives |
5 May 2010 |
5 May 2012 |
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Mali |
7 May 2008 |
7 May 2010 |
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Mauritius |
8 February 2010 |
8 February 2012 |
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Mexico |
17 January 2008 |
17 January 2010 |
27 April 2011 |
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Mongolia |
13 June 2009 |
13 June 2011 |
8 December 2011 |
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Montenegro |
2 December 2009 |
2 December 2011 |
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Morocco |
8 May 2009 |
8 May 2011 |
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Namibia |
4 January 2008 |
4 January 2010 |
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Nepal |
7 June 2010 |
7 June 2012 |
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New Zealand |
25 October 2008 |
25 October 2010 |
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Nicaragua |
7 January 2008 |
7 January 2010 |
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Niger |
24 July 2008 |
24 July 2010 |
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Nigeria |
24 October 2010 |
24 October 2012 |
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Oman |
6 February 2009 |
6 February 2011 |
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Pakistan Panama |
5 August 2011 7 September 2007 |
5 August 2013 7 September 2009 |
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Paraguay |
3 October 2008 |
3 October 2010 |
21 October 2010 |
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Peru |
27 February 2008 |
27 February 2010 |
8 July 2010 |
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Philippines |
15 May 2008 |
15 May 2010 |
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Portugal |
23 October 2009 |
23 October 2011 |
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Qatar |
13 June 2008 |
13 June 2010 |
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Republic of Korea |
11 January 2009 |
11 January 2011 |
27 June 2011 |
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Republic of Moldova |
21 October 2010 |
21 October 2012 |
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Romania |
27 February 2011 |
27 February 2013 |
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Rwanda |
15 January 2009 |
15 January 2011 |
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San Marino |
22 March 2008 |
22 March 2010 |
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Saudi Arabia |
24 July 2008 |
24 July 2010 |
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Senegal |
7 October 2010 |
7 October 2012 |
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Serbia |
31 August 2009 |
31 August 2011 |
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Seychelles |
2 November 2009 |
2 November 2011 |
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Sierra Leone |
4 November 2010 |
4 November 2012 |
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Slovakia |
26 June 2010 |
26 June 2012 |
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Slovenia |
24 May 2008 |
24 May 2010 |
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South Africa |
30 December 2007 |
30 December 2009 |
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Spain |
3 January 2008 |
3 January 2010 |
3 May 2010 |
20September2011 |
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St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
29 November 2010 |
29 November 2012 |
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Sudan |
24 May 2009 |
24 May 2011 |
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Sweden |
15 January 2009 |
15 January 2011 |
7 February 2011 |
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Syrian Arab Republic |
10 August 2009 |
10 August 2011 |
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Thailand |
29 August 2008 |
29 August 2010 |
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Togo |
1 April 2011 |
1 April 2013 |
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Tunisia |
2 May 2008 |
2 May 2010 |
1 July 2010 |
12 April 2011 |
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Turkey |
28 October 2009 |
28 October 2011 |
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Turkmenistan |
4 October 2008 |
4 October 2010 |
5 December 2011 |
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Uganda |
25 October 2008 |
25 October 2010 |
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Ukraine |
4 March 2010 |
4 March 2012 |
12 April 2012 |
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United Arab Emirates |
19 April 2010 |
19 April 2012 |
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
8 July 2009 |
8 July 2011 |
24 November 2011 |
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United Republic of Tanzania |
10 December 2009 |
10 December 2011 |
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Uruguay |
11 March 2009 |
11 March 2011 |
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Vanuatu |
23 November 2008 |
23 November 2010 |
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Yemen |
26 April 2009 |
26 April 2011 |
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Zambia |
1 March 2010 |
1 March 2012 |
Annex III
Decisions adopted by the Committee during its seventh session
The Committee decided to endorse the outcome document of the Dublin II meeting on the strengthening of the treaty body system.
The 8th session of the Committee will be held from September 17 to September 28, 2012. The Committee will consider the initial reports of China, Argentina, and Hungary, and will adopt the list of issues of Paraguay. The 9th session of the Committee will be held from April 15 to April 19, 2013. During this session the Committee will consider the initial report of Paraguay, and adopt the lists of issues regarding Austria, Australia and El Salvador. The 10th session of the Committee will be held from September 2 to September 13, 2013. The Committee will consider the initial reports of Austria, Australia and El Salvador, and adopt the list of issues regarding Sweden.
A half-day of general discussion will be held during the 9th session, in April 2013 on the subject: "Women and girls with disabilities".
The Chairperson will send a letter to the Chairperson of the Human Rights Committee expressing the views of the CRPD Committee regarding General Comment n.25 of the Human Rights Committee.
The Committee decided not to postpone the consideration of the initial report of Hungary.
Mr. Gabor Gombos was appointed as Chair of the Working Group on article 12.
The Committee decided that, in principle, it would endorse the draft guidelines on independence and impartiality of members of the human rights treaty bodies.
The Committee decided to request UN Conference Services to make all possible efforts to ensure that International Sign Interpretation and captioning are used in all public and private meetings of the Committee.
The Committee decided to appoint Mr Hyung Shik Kim as rapporteur for the dialogue with China.
The Committee decided to request the General Assembly additional meeting time, This decision was made in accordance with rule 22 of the rules of procedure of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Annex IV
Working groups of the Committee
1.The Committeeagreed that members would serve on the following working groups:
Working group on a general comment on Accessibility (article 9)
Chair:Mr. Mohammed Al-Tarawneh
Vice-chair:Mr. Damjan Tatic
Members:Ms. Jia Yang, Mr. Lotfi Ben Lallahom, Mr. Monsur A. Chowdhury, Mr. Gabor Gombos, Mr. Stig Langvad
Working group on a general comment on Legal capacity (article 12)
Chair:Mr. Gabor Gombos
Members:Ms. Edah Maina, Ms. Maria Soledad Cisternas, Ms. Amna Al-Suwaidi, Mr. Ronald McCallum, Mr. Carlos Rios Espinosa, Ms. Theresia Degener.
Working group on Accessibility in public transportation and airline policies
Chair:Mr. Mohammed Al-Tarawneh
Members:Ms. Jia Yang, Mr. Lotfi Ben Lallahom, Mr. Monsur A. Chowdhury, Ms. Fatiha Hadj-Salah, Mr. Carlos Rios Espinosa