Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is the body of independent experts which monitors implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by the States Parties.

All States parties are obliged to submit regular reports to the Committee on how the rights are being implemented. States must report initially within two years of accepting the Convention and thereafter every four years. The Committee examines each report and shall make such suggestions and general recommendations on the report as it may consider appropriate and shall forward these to the State Party concerned.

The Optional Protocol to the Convention gives the Committee competence to examine individual complaints with regard to alleged violations of the Convention by States parties to the Protocol.

The Committee meets in Geneva and normally hold two sessions per year.

(Source: OHCHR.org)

CRPD/C/CHE/CO/1

Switzerland (CRC 26-02-2015) - The Committee considered the combined second to fourth periodic reports of Switzerland (CRC/C/CHE/2–4) at its 1959th and 1961st meetings (see CRC/C/SR.1959 and 1961), held on 21 and 22 January 2015, and adopted the following concluding observations, at its 1983rd meeting, held on 30 January 2015.

CPRD/C/IND/CO/1

India (CRPD 29-10-2019) - The Committee considered the initial report of India (CRPD/C/IND/1) at its 485th and 486th meetings (see CRPD/C/SR.485 and 486), held on 2 and 3 September 2019. It adopted the present concluding observations at its 506th meeting, held on 18 September 2019.

CRPD/C/AUS/CO/2-3

Australia (CRPD 15-10-2019) - The Committee considered the combined second and third periodic reports of Australia (CRPD/C/AUS/2-3) at its 499th and 500th meetings (see CRPD/C/SR.499 and 500), held on 12 and 13 September 2019. It adopted the present concluding observations at its 511th meeting, held  on 20 September 2019.

A/74/55

A/74/55 - Report of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to the General Assembly - Seventeenth session (20 March–12 April 2017), Eighteenth session (14–31 August 2017, Nineteenth session (14 February–9 March 2018), Twentieth session (27 August–21 September 2018)

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CRPD/C/ESP/CO/2-3

Spain (CRPD 13-05-2019) - The Committee considered the combined second and third periodic reports of Spain (CRPD/C/ESP/2-3) at its 445th and 446th meetings (see CRPD/C/SR.445 and 446), held on 18 and 19 March 2019. It adopted the present concluding observations at its 463rd meeting, held on 29 March 2019.

CRPD/C/GBR/CO/1

United Kingdom (CRPD 03-10-2017) - The Committee considered the initial report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (CRPD/C/GBR/1) at its 348th and 349th meetings (see CRPD/C/SR.348 and 349), held on 23 and 24 August 2017. It adopted the present concluding observations at its 356th meeting, held on 29 August 2017.

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