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News20 HAVE RATIFIED THE UN CONVENTION[Last updated Thursday, April 3, 2008] Inclusion International has been actively involved in the development and negotiations of the UNConvention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which began in 2001. On April 3rd, Ecuador became the 20th country to ratify the Convention. This means that the Convention will enter into force 30 days after the 20th ratification has been submitted.The countries that have ratified the Convention are now obliged to establish national arrangements for coordinating Convention implementation.The Conference of States Parties will convene not later than six months after the 20th ratification. They will appoint a Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at the time of their first meeting. The Committee will have the job of monitoring national progress, further interpreting the Convention Articles and dealing with complaints from within countries which have signed and ratified the Optional Protocol. This is a historic milestone for the rights of people with disabilities. However only the the countries that ratify the CRPD will be legally bound by it after it takes full legal force. Therefore it is important to encourage the other countries to ratify it so that their citizens, too, can enjoy the rights protected in the CRPD. |