HRE and Abilities

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The University of Minnesota’s Human Rights Library has collected treaties pertaining to abilities here.  If you click on the treaty, it should take you to it.

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Persons with Disabilities and Older Persons

Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons, G.A. res. 2856 (XXVI), 26 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 29) at 93, U.N. Doc. A/8429 (1971). Arabic || Chinese || French || Japanese || Russian || Spanish

Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illnesses and the Improvement of Mental Health Care, G.A. res. 46/119, 46 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 49) at 189, U.N. Doc. A/46/49 (1991). Arabic || Chinese || French || Russian || Spanish

Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons, G.A. res. 3447 (XXX), 30 U.N. GAOR Supp. (No. 34) at 88, U.N. Doc. A/10034 (1975). Arabic || Chinese || French || Russian || Spanish

Ad Hoc Comm. on a Comprehensive and Integral Int’l Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities, Draft Report, Annex II: Draft Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, U.N. Doc. A/AC.265/2006/L.6 (2006). Arabic || Chinese || French || Russian || Spanish

International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities, G.A. Res. 61/106, Annex I, U.N. GAOR, 61st Sess., Supp. No. 49, at 65, U.N. Doc. A/61/49 (2006), entered into force May 3, 2008. Spanish || French || Chinese Ratification information

First Optional Protocol to the International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities, G.A. Res. 61/106, Annex II, U.N. GAOR, 61st Sess., Supp. No. 49, at 80, U.N. Doc. A/61/49 (2006), entered into force May 3, 2008. Ratification information

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

International Guidelines on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights, U.N.C.H.R. res. 1997/33, U.N. Doc. E/CN.4/1997/150 (1997). Russian || Spanish || Chinese

Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities, A/RES/48/96, 85th Plenary Meeting 20 December 1993.

A Declaration of Rights of Deaf-Blind Persons, in Conference of Hope: Proceedings of the First Historic Helen Keller World Conference on Services to Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults 91-92 (1977).

Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Persons With Disabilities, AG/RES. 1608, 7 June 1999. Japanese Ratification information

International Year of Disabled Persons, U.N. Doc. A/RES/36/77 (1081). Japanese

Ad Hoc Comm. on a Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities, Draft Report, Annex II: Draft Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, U.N. Doc. A/AC.265/2006/L.6 (2006).

United Nations Principles for Older Persons, G.A. res. 46/91, Annex, U.N. Doc. A/RES/46/91 (1991).