The CRPD Committee elaborates and adopts general comments to provide guidance on the legal standards and obligations emanating from the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In doing so, the Committee consolidates its jurisprudence and has the opportunity to resolve controversial legal issues.

For more information on the CRPD Committee’s General Comments, you can visit the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights website.

The drafting process of CRPD General Comments

The process for the adoption of general comments usually includes two main opportunities for organizations of persons with disabilities, and other stakeholders, to participate:

• Days of General Discussion (DGD): These are one-day public events in which committee members, experts in the subject matter, States, organizations of persons with disabilities, other civil society organizations, and others engage in a debate. Written submissions are welcome in advance for the DGD and stakeholders are invited to make oral statements during the event.

• Consultation on the draft of the general comment: Before adopting the final text of a general comment, the Committee invites stakeholders, including States, civil society organizations, national human rights institutions, academia, etc., to provide comments on the draft text.

IDA’s written contributions to the CRPD Committee’s general comments

To date, the CRPD Committee has adopted eight general comments, tackling the key points of the UN CRPD. IDA has developed written contributions for every General Comment:

For the Day of General Discussion on Article 11  CRPD (Situations of Risk and Humanitarian Emergencies) MS Word

On Draft General Comment No. 8 on Article 27 CRPD (Work and Employment) MS Word

For the Day of General Discussion on Article 27 CRPD (Work and Employment) MS Word

On Draft General Comment No. 7 on the Participation of Persons with Disabilities, including Children with Disabilities, through their representative organizations, in the implementation and monitoring of the Convention MS Word

On Draft General Comment No. 6 on Article 5 CRPD (Equality and non-discrimination) MS Word

For the Day of General Discussion on Article 5 CRPD (Equality and non-discrimination) MS Word

On Draft General Comment No. 5 on Article 19 CRPD (Living Independently and Being Included in the Community) MS Word

For the Day of General Discussion on Article 19 CRPD (Living Independently and Being Included in the Community) MS Word

On Draft General Comment No. 4 on Article 24 CRPD (Education) MS Word will be available soon

For the Day of General Discussion on Article 24 CRPD (Education)  MS Word

For the Day of General Discussion Joint with CRR on Article 24 CRPD (Inclusive Education) MS Word

On Draft General Comment No. 3 on Article 6 CRPD (Women with disabilities) MS Word

For the Day of General Discussion on Article 6 CRPD (Women with disabilities) MS Word

For the Day of General Discussion Specific on Indigenous Women and Girls with Disabilities, on Article 6 CRPD (Women with disabilities) MS Word

For Draft General Comment No. 2 on Article 9 CRPD (Accessibility) MS Word

For the Day of General Discussion on Article 9 CRPD (Accessibility) MS Word

For Draft General Comment No. 1 on Article 12 CRPD (Equal Recognition before the Law) MS Word will be available soon

For the Day of General Discussion on Article 12 CRPD (Equal Recognition before the Law) MS Word will be available soon