UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of the Disabled
| Special Rapporteur on the rights of disabled persons Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities |
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|---|---|
| Organization type | Special Rapporteur |
| Abbreviation | sr.disability |
| management | Ms. Catalina Devandas Aguilar |
| Founded | July 14, 2014 |
| Headquarters | Palais des Nations, Geneva |
| Upper organization | UN Human Rights Council |
The position of Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was created to promote, implement and monitor the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The UN mandate
The UN Human Rights Council created this position on July 14, 2014 by means of a resolution in which the mandate was also defined. This UN mandate is limited to three years and is regularly extended. The last extension of the mandate took place on July 10, 2017.
The Special Rapporteur is not a member of the United Nations, but is given a mandate by the UN, and the UN Human Rights Council has issued a code of conduct for this purpose. The independent status of the mandate holder is crucial for the impartial performance of her duties. The term of office of a mandate is limited to a maximum of six years.
It prepares thematic studies and draws up guidelines for improving human rights. The Special Representative makes country visits at the invitation of states and can make recommendations in an advisory capacity. It examines notifications and submits suggestions to the states on how they can remedy any irregularities. It also carries out follow-up procedures in which it checks the implementation of the recommendations. To this end, it prepares annual reports for the attention of the UN Human Rights Council.
Websites
- Special Rapporteur on Disability Rights website (French)
- Web Special Rapporteur on the rights of disabled people (English)
Footnotes
- ↑ Creation and mandate. (PDF) In: A / HRC / RES / 26/20. UN Human Rights Council , July 14, 2014, accessed April 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Extension of mandate. (PDF) In: A / HRC / RES / 35/6. UN Human Rights Council , July 10, 2017, accessed April 8, 2019 .
- ↑ Appointment of the special rapporteurs. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Special procedure. In: Human Rights Council. Published by: German Institute for Human Rights , accessed on April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Code of Conduct (Word) In: A / HRC / RES / 5/2 . UN Human Rights Council . June 18, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ↑ Action manual (PDF) UN Human Rights Council . Retrieved April 28, 2019.
- ↑ a b Special Rapporteur. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Country visits. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ a b Recommendations. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ General information. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Connection procedure. Published by: UN Human Rights Council , accessed April 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Annual reports in general. Retrieved April 5, 2019 .