Further information and resources

Read more about the Convention, guidance on implementation, and find out about the history of New Zealand's involvement with it.

New Zealand
United Nations
Learn about the Convention
Monitoring disabled people's rights

New Zealand

A brief history of the Convention, and New Zealand's involvement 2000 to 2008
Other organisations involved with implementing the Convention

Human Rights Commission

Go to the Human Rights Commission

Health and Disability Commissioner

Is your agency committed to the Convention? Suggested actions for government agencies
Are you committed to the Convention? A resource for disability service providers
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United Nations

United Nations Enable - Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights
United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Download - Guidelines on treaty-specific document to be submitted by states parties (Word, 295 kB))
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Learn about the Convention

Understanding the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A handbook on the Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities [download Word, 956 kB]
Handbook for Parliamentarians on the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - A guide by the Commonwealth Secretariat Human Rights unit
Human Rights Yes! A training manual for a human rights training manual developed for disabled people and their representative organisations
World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry - implementation manual [download Word, 223 kB]
UNICEF - It’s About Ability - An explanation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities for children
A guide to the UN disability convention for disabled people and disabled people's organisations - UK Equality and Human Rights Commission
We Have Human Rights - A human rights handbook for people with developmental disabilities [download PDF, 4.5 MB]
Disability Rights, Gender, and Development: A Resource Tool for Action
World Bank - section on disability
International Disability Alliance
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Monitoring disabled people's rights

Disability Rights Promotion International
Harvard Project on Disability
International Disability Rights Monitor
Download - Monitoring the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - Guidance for human rights monitors (PDF, 584 kB)
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