Summary:

The 8th Session of the Ad Hoc Committee on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities, should finalise the text of the Convention, to be submitted to the General Assembly for its adoption at its 61st session.

www.un.org/esa/socdev/enable/rights/ahc8.htm

Information about 8th meeting:

• Agenda
• Participation of NGOs   
• Participation of National Human Rights Institutions 
• Side-events

CRIN news:

• CRINMAIL 711: Special Edition on the Drafting of a Disability Convention 
• CRINMAIL 747: Special Edition on the 7th session of the Ad Hoc Committee on the Drafting of a Disability Convention 
• News updates on disability issues and the drafting of the Convention 

Previous UN event items

• 11/08/2006: Special Session of the Human Rights Council on the situation of human rights in Lebanon
• 14/07/2006: Braintorming Meeting on Reform of the Human Rights Treaty Body System held in Malbun, Liechtenstein
• 07/07/2006: Junior 8 Summit 2006
• 07/07/2006: Sommet "Junior 8" 2006
• 05/07/2006: Special Session of the Human Rights Council on the situation on human rights in Palestine and other occupied Arab territories

Last updated 13/06/2006 06:22:09