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CRPD: National implementation and monitoring frameworks. ICC 25 General Meeting Palais des Nations, Room XVIII, 21 March 2012. Focal points and coordination mechanisms.
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CRPD: National implementation and monitoring frameworks ICC 25 General Meeting Palais des Nations, Room XVIII, 21 March 2012
Focal points and coordination mechanisms “States Parties, in accordance with their system of organization, shall designate one or morefocal points within government for matters relating to the implementation of the present Convention, and shall give due consideration to the establishment or designation of a coordination mechanism within government to facilitate related action in different sectors and at different levels.” Article 33(1), CRPD
National independent mechanisms States Parties shall… …maintain, strengthen, designate or establish… a framework, including one or more independent mechanisms… …to promote, protect and monitor implementation of the…Convention …take into account the principles relating to the status and functioning of national institutions for protection and promotion of human rights. Article 33(2)
Establishing the framework • Maintain, strengthen, designate or establish? • Mechanism or mechanisms? • Paris Principles compliant? • Independent • Plural • Accessible?
Functions National independent framework Promotion Protection Monitoring • Awareness-raising • Advocacy • Ratification promotion • Education • Training • Advice to Gvt • Individual complaints • Amicus curiae briefs in litigation • Combatting discrimination • Use of media, Parliament • Public inquiries • Studies and surveys • Law reviews • Annual reports • Alternative CRPD reports
Participation of civil society Civil society, in particular persons with disabilities and their representative organizations, shall be involved and participate fully in the monitoring process. Article 33 (3)
Sources • Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities • OHCHR, Thematic Study on National Mechanisms A/HRC/10/48 • OHCHR, Study on the Implementation of Article 33 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Europe