First New Zealand report on implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
New Zealand's first report on implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities was submitted to the UN in March 2011.
Table of Contents
- Overview
- Part A: General provisions of the Convention: Articles 1 to 4
- Part B - Specific rights: Article 5 - Equality and non-discrimination
- Article 8 - Awareness raising
- Article 9 - Accessibility
- Article 10 - Right to life
- Article 11 - Situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies
- Article 12 - Equal recognition before the law
- Article 13 - Access to justice
- Article 14 - Liberty and security of the person
- Article 15 - Freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
- Article 16 - Freedom from exploitation, violence and abuse
- Article 17 - Protecting the integrity of the person
- Article 18 - Liberty of movement and nationality
- Article 19 - Living independently and being included in the community
- Article 20 - Personal mobility
- Article 21 - Freedom of expression and opinion and access to information
- Article 22 - Respect for privacy
- Article 23 - Respect for home and the family
- Article 24 - Education
- Article 25 - Health
- Article 26 - Habilitation and rehabilitation
- Article 27 - Work and employment
- Article 28 - Adequate standard of living and social protection
- Article 29 - Participation in political and public life
- Article 30 - Participation in cultural life, recreation, leisure and sport
- Part C: Situation of disabled boys, girls, women: Article 6 - Women with disabilities
- Article 7 - Children with disabilities
- Part D. Specific obligations: Article 31 - Statistics and data collection
- Article 32 - International cooperation
- Article 33 - National implementation and monitoring