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7
August
2011

Key rights of persons with disabilities: an introduction

People with disabilities
This factsheet looks at some of the rights guaranteed by the United Nations (UN) human rights convention, namely the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
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10 August 2012
Grundrechte von Menschen mit Behinderungen: eine Einführung (288.33 KB)

The CRPD states what governments must do to protect and promote the rights of persons with disabilities. It does not create any special rights, but tries to ensure that persons with disabilities can enjoy, like everyone else, all human rights. Some of the rights guaranteed by the Convention are described in the factsheet.