Disability rights: UN committee to meet in Geneva

Disability rights: UN committee to review Haiti, Nepal, Oman, Russian Federation, Seychelles, Slovenia, Sudan

GENEVA (7 February 2018) – The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities will meet in Geneva from 14 February to 9 March 2018 to review the following countries: Haiti, Nepal, Oman, Russian Federation, Seychelles, Slovenia, Sudan.

The above are among the 175 States that have ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and so are required to submit regular reports to the Committee, which is composed of 18 international independent experts.

During the meetings in Geneva, Committee members will hold dialogues with the respective State delegations. They will also hear from organisations representing persons with disabilities, NGOs and national human rights institutions.

The sessions will be held at Room XVII, Palais des Nations, in Geneva, on the following dates: Haiti (15-16 February), Nepal (19-20 February), Oman (20-21 February), Sudan (21-22 February), Slovenia (22-23 February), Seychelles (26-27 February), Russian Federation (27-28 February).

Time: Each dialogue runs from 15:00 to 18:00 Geneva time and continues the following day from 10:00 to 13:00. The public sessions will be webcast at http://webtv.un.org/

The issues likely to be discussed, the States’ reports, plus information from civil society organisations can be found here. The Committee will publish its findings on the respective countries, known officially as concluding observations, here on 12 March 2018.

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