United Nations human rights human rights conventions

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;

International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights;

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination;

Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

Convention against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or Punishment ;

Convention on the Rights of the Child;

International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families

Some international and regional human rights conventions protect the rights of persons with disabilities specifically, or have provisions concerning persons with disabilities. These include:

ILO Convention concerning Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons)

Convention on the Rights of the Child (article 23);

European Social Charter (article 15);

Several disability-specific non-binding international instruments have been adopted at the international level. The instruments include:

Declaration of the Rights of Mentally-Retarded Persons,

Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons,

World Programme of Action concerning Disabled Persons,

Tallinn Guidelines for Action on Human Resources Development in the Field of Disability,

Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental Illness and the Improvement of Mental Health Care,

Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities,

ILO Recommendation concerning Vocational Rehabilitation of the Disabled,

ILO Recommendation concerning Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons),

Sundberg Declaration on Actions and Strategies for Education, Prevention and Integration, adopted by the UNESCO World Conference on Actions and Strategies for Education, Prevention and Integration, Malaga (Spain), 2 – 7 November 1981,

Salamanca Statement and Framework for Action on Special Needs Education, adopted by the UNESCO World Conference on Special Needs Education: Access and Quality, Salamanca (Spain), 7 – 10 June 1994 .

Education 2030: Incheon Declaration and Framework for Action for the implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning – Document code: ED–2016/WS/28 – 2016

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990, AS AMENDED