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The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was ratified by the UK on 8th June 2009. To put international instruments in context, see the introduction.
The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities came into force in May 2008. The convention text and news are available on the United Nations website at www.un.org/disabilities.
The UK government site covering the ratification of the Convention is www.officefordisability.gov.uk/working/un-convention/index.php. The Equality and Human Rights Commission also have information about the Convention: UN Convention on Disability Rights (link to EHRC website).
The UK ratified the Convention subject to certain reservations and 'interpretative declarations'. Details are set out in an Announcenment by Jonathan Shaw (external link, pdf), the Minister for Disabled People (13/5/09). The reservations and declarations relate to
The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) had called on the Government to ratify without reservations (August 2008 Position statement - link to EHRC website).
On 26th February 2009 the UK Government also signed the Optional Protocol to the Convention - see www.officefordisability.gov.uk/working/un-convention/index.php.
This Protocol establishes two procedures aimed at strengthening the implementation and monitoring of the Convention:
The EHRC put out a statement on this: Commission welcomes Government's commitment to disabled people's human rights (link to EHRC website), 3/2/09.
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