OHCHR | Annual reports of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities

Annual thematic reports of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities

The Special Rapporteur submits annual thematic reports to the March session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) and to the General Assembly (GA) in October. Thematic reports document the Special Rapporteur's findings on particular topics and provide guidance and recommendations for UN member States, civil society organizations and other stakeholders.

Year	Presented	Subject of the report	Report and related links
2022	HRC 49^th session (Upcoming)	Artificial intelligence and the rights of persons with disabilities	A/HRC/49/52 and Easy-to-Read version View report page
2021	GA 76^th session	The rights of persons with disabilities in the context of armed conflict	A/76/146 and Easy-to-Read version View report page
2021	HRC 46^th session	Vision report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Gerard Quinn	A/HRC/46/27 and Easy-to-Read version
2020	GA 75^th session	Disability-inclusive international cooperation	A/75/186 and Easy-to-Read version View report page
2020	HRC 43^rd session	The impact of ableism in medical and scientific practice	A/HRC/43/41 and Easy-to-read version View report page
2019	GA 74^th session	Older persons with disabilities	A/74/186 and Easy-to-read version View report page
2019	HRC 40^th session	Deprivation of liberty of persons with disabilities	A/HRC/40/54 and Easy-to-read version View report page
2018	GA 73^rd session	Right to health of persons with disabilities	A/73/161 and Easy-to-read version View report page
2018	HRC 37^th session	Legal capacity and supported decision-making	A/HRC/37/56 and Easy-to-read version View report page
2017	GA 72^nd session	Sexual and reproductive health and rights of girls and young women with disabilities	A/72/133 and Easy-to-read version View report page
2017	HRC 34^th session	Access to rights-based support for persons with disabilities	A/HRC/34/58 and Easy-to-read version View report page
2016	GA 71^st session	Disability-inclusive policies	A/71/314 and Easy-to-read version View report page
2016	HRC 31^st session	The right of persons with disabilities to participate in decision-making	A/HRC/31/62 and Easy-to-read version View report page
2015	GA 70^th session	The right of persons with disabilities to social protection	A/70/297 and Easy-to-read version View report page
2015	HRC 28^th session	Vision report of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Catalina Devandas-Aguilar	A/HRC/28/58 and Easy-to-read version

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Recent thematic reports

Rights of persons with disabilities in the context of armed conflict (2021)

Disability-inclusive international cooperation (2020)

Impact of ableism in medical and scientific research (2020)

Older persons with disabilities (2019)

Deprivation of liberty of persons with disabilities (2019)

Right to health of persons with disabilities (2018)

Legal capacity and supported decision-making (2018)

Sexual and reproductive rights of girls and young women with disabilities (2017)

Issues in focus

The protection of persons with disabilities during armed conflict: list of resources

Independent evaluation of the first SR disabilities term (2014-2020)

Access to justice for persons with disabilities

Indigenous persons with disabilities

Mainstreaming disability in the work of UN human rights mechanisms

Strengthening the inclusion of the rights of persons with disabilities in the United Nations – UNDIS

Women’s rights and persons with disabilities

Contact information

Mr. Gerard Quinn
Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
OHCHR-UNOG; CH-1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Email: ohchr-sr.disability@un.org

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Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Human Rights and Persons with Disabilities (OHCHR)

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