What is the CRPD?
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is an international human rights treaty to protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities.
(There also is an inaccurate translation of the Convention into Japanese that can be found on the homepage of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, but let’s read the English version instead.
As of 2025-01-01, the CRPD has 191 state parties.
The implementation of the Convention by the states parties is being monitored by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, a body of independent experts.
Optional Protocol
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD-OP) is a side-agreement to the Convention that establishes an individual communications mechanism that allows persons claiming to be victims of a violation of the Convention by a State party to directly complain to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Japan has not signed or ratified it.
History
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 2006-12-13 | The Convention’s text was adopted by the United Nations General Assembly |
| 2007-03-30 | It was opened for signature |
| 2007-09-28 | Japan signed the Convention |
| 2013-12-04 | The Japanese House of Councilors approved the ratification of the Convention |
| 2014-01-20 | Japan’s ratification was approved by the United Nations Secretariat |
| 2014-02-19 | The Convention entered into force for Japan |
Related Documents
International
| Published | UN Document Symbol | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-01-24 | A/RES/61/106 | Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol |
| 2013-12-18 | A/HRC/25/29 | Thematic study on the right of persons with disabilities to education |
| 2014-05-19 | CRPD/C/GC/1 | General comment #1 on equal recognition before the law |
| 2014-05-22 | CRPD/C/GC/2 | General comment #2 on accessibility |
| 2016-11-25 | CRPD/C/GC/3 | General comment #3 on women and girls with disabilities |
| 2016-11-25 | CRPD/C/GC/4 | General comment #4 on the right to inclusive education |
| 2017-10-27 | CRPD/C/GC/5 | General comment #5 on living independently and being included in the community |
| 2018-04-26 | CRPD/C/GC/6 | General comment #6 on equality and nondiscrimination |
| 2018-11-09 | CRPD/C/GC/7 | General comment #7 on the participation of persons with disabilities through their representative organizations |
| 2022-10-07 | CRPD/C/GC/8 | General comment #8 on the right of persons with disabilities to work and employment |
Japan
| Published | Document ID | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-10-04 | CRPD/C/JPN/1 | Initial report submitted by Japan |
| 2019-10-29 | CRPD/C/JPN/Q/1 | List of issues in relation to the initial report of Japan |
| 2022-06-08 | CRPD/C/JPN/RQ/1 | Replies of Japan to the list of issues in relation to its initial report |
| 2022-08-30 | CRPD/C/SR.594 | Consideration of the initial support of Japan |
| 2022-08-30 | CRPD/C/SR.595 | Consideration of the initial support of Japan (continued) |
| 2022-10-07 | CRPD/C/JPN/CO/1 | Concluding observations on the initial report of Japan |
Others
| Published | Document ID | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 2007-02-27 | CRC/C/GC/9 | Convention on the Rights of the Child, GC 9, The rights of children with disabilities |
| 2014-05-14 | CRPD/C/11/2 | Report of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
| 2017-05-11 | A/72/55 | Report of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
| 2022-09-30 | CRPD/C/23/D/41/2017 | Views adopted by the Committee concerning complaint 41/2017 |
| 2023-01-01 | A/78/55 | Report of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
| 2023-04-26 | CRPD/C/28/2 | Report of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
| 2023-10-17 | CRPD/C/29/2 | Report of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
| 2024-04-30 | CRPD/C/30/2 | Report of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
| 2024-10-11 | CRPD/C/31/2 | Report of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |
| TBD | CRPD/C/32/2 | Report of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities |