The EDF alternative report examines the European Union’s (EU) implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (hereinafter referred to as “CRPD” or “the Convention”) since its first review by the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD Committee) in 2015. The report is divided into two main parts: the first part analyses the implementation of the Convention in its policy work and the second part looks at the internal implementation of the Convention by the EU as a public administration. For each article, the report lists the main concerns and provides suggested questions to be addressed in the List of questions prior to reporting.
As an introductory remark, EDF’s report highlights that while progress has been made by the EU, for example with the adoption of the European Accessibility Act, of a new 10-year strategy on disability rights and the EU ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty, [1] the overall purpose of the CRPD – to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities – is not yet realised.
Download the report below and read EDF’s main concerns
- 2022 EDF alternative report EU review for LOIPR (PDF document)
- 2022 EDF alternative report EU review for LOIPR Word document)
- 2022 EDF alternative report EU review for LOIPR (Easy to Read version – PDF document)
- 2022 EDF alternative report EU review for LOIPR (Easy to Read version – Word document)
- 2022 EDF alternative report (French version. PDF Executive summary document)
- 2022 EDF alternative report (French version. Word Executive summary document)
- 2022 EDF alternative report (Spanish version. PDF Executive summary document)
- 2022 EDF alternative report (Spanish version. Word Executive summary document)
[1] Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled