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CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS
WITH DISABILITIES

Preamble

The States Parties to the present Convention,

(a) Recalling the principles proclaimed in the Charter of the United
Nations which recognize the inherent dignity and worth and the equal and
inalienable rights of all members of the human family as the foundation of
freedom, justice and peace in the world,

(b) Recognizing that the United Nations, in the Universal Declaration
of Human Rights and in the International Covenants on Human Rights, has
proclaimed and agreed that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms
set forth therein, without distinction of any kind,

(c) Reaffirming the universality, indivisibility, interdependence and
interrelatedness of all human rights and fundamental freedoms and the need for
persons with disabilities to be guaranteed their full enjoyment without
discrimination,

(d) Recalling the International Covenant on Economic, Social and
Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, the
International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial
Discrimination, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women, the Convention against Torture and Other
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, the Convention on the
Rights of the Child, and the International Convention on the Protection of the
Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families,

(e) Recognizing that disability is an evolving concept and that
disability results from the interaction between persons with impairments and
attitudinal and environmental barriers that hinders their full and effective
participation in society on an equal basis with others,

(f) Recognizing the importance of the principles and policy
guidelines contained in the World Programme of Action concerning Disabled
Persons and in the Standard Rules on the Equalization of Opportunities for
Persons with Disabilities in influencing the promotion, formulation and
evaluation of the policies, plans, programmes and actions at the national,
regional and international levels to further equalize opportunities for persons
with disabilities,

(g) Emphasizing the importance of mainstreaming disability issues as
an integral part of relevant strategies of sustainable development,