Report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, (Theme: Decision-making), 2016
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12 January 2016
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A/HRC/31/62
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UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
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In her report, submitted to the Human Rights Council pursuant to Council resolution 26/20, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities provides an overview of the activities undertaken since March 2015, as well as her thematic study on the right of persons with disabilities to participate in decision-making.In preparing the study, the Special Rapporteur analysed the responses to a questionnaire sent to Member States, national human rights institutions, agencies of the United Nations system, civil society organizations, and persons with disabilities and their representative organizations.