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A blue-toned graphic with a large faded accessibility symbol (a person in a wheelchair) in the background. White text in the center reads: 'Thirty years of implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: its potential for women and girls with disabilities.' On the left side, a vertical blue banner displays 'A/HRC/58/56:' in white text. In the bottom right corner, the UN logo is accompanied by the name 'Heba Hagrass, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

A/HRC/58/56: Thirty years of implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: its potential for women and girls with disabilities

Posted on: February 21, 2025
In the present report, submitted to the Human Rights Council pursuant to Council resolution 53/14, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Heba Hagrass, seeks to contribute to the discussions and review of the thirtieth anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action by providing an analysis of how that landmark […]

How persons with disabilities have been included and consulted in the review and follow-up processes to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Posted on: November 4, 2024
In the present report, submitted pursuant to Human Rights Council resolution 53/14, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Heba Hagrass, examines how persons with disabilities have been included and consulted in the review and follow-up processes to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Meaningful participation is a human rights imperative under […]
UN Special Rapporteur Outlines Vision for Advancing Disability Rights (2)

Ten years of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities: taking stock and looking ahead

Posted on: January 29, 2024
In the present report, submitted to the Human Rights Council pursuant to Council Resolution 53/14, the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, Heba Hagrass, provides an overview of activities undertaken in 2023, takes stock of the work and achievements of the mandate during the 10 years since it was created in 2014 […]
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