Report on the implementation of the UNCRPD by the European Union
Parties to the Convention need to periodically inform the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities about the measures taken to implement it.
On 5 June 2014, the Commission published the first report to the UN on how the EU is giving effect to the Convention through legislation, policy actions and funding instruments. The EU report addresses all rights and obligations enshrined in the Convention, from accessibility and non-discrimination to international cooperation and governance structures, and across a wide range of policies.
The report shows that the ratification of the Convention has tangible impacts on the ground in the EU: for example, in the area of justice, the 2013 Commission Recommendation on procedural safeguards for vulnerable people suspected or accused in criminal proceedings makes explicit reference to the Convention to ensure that the needs of persons with disabilities are properly identified and addressed during the proceedings, for instance by providing them with information concerning their procedural rights in an accessible format.
EU Member States are also to submit individual implementation reports to the UN for the matters under their competence, and a number of them have already done so.
The UN Committee, composed of independent experts, will examine the EU's as well as Member States' reports and make recommendations.
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