The United Nations 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,...
IDA lobbies a number of UN mechanisms and bodies based first and foremost on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in order to advance and promote the human rights standards of the Convention and mainstream them in their work. In addition, IDA supports national organizations of persons with disabilities in their advocacy efforts concerning their respective countries.
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is a landmark international treaty. It is a comprehensive human rights Convention and international development tool, and is at the heart of the disability rights movement. The CRPD was adopted by the General Assembly by its resolution 61/106 of 13 December 2006. It came into force on 3 May 2008.
The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is the body of independent experts which monitors implementation of the Convention by the States who have ratified the Convention - 'States Parties'. Throughout its work and jurisprudence, the CRPD Committee has clarified and developed the content of the Convention.