International

Treaties and
Commitments
 Core International
Conventions and Treaties

Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UHD) - 1948

1. Convention on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) - 1966

2. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) - 1966
3. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) - 1966
4. Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) – 1979 (1980)
5. Convention Against Torture (CAT) – 1984 (1986)
6. Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) – 1989 (1990)
7. Convention on the Rights of Migrant Workers and their Families (CMW)- 1990 (1993) (1995)
8. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) – 2006 (Sept. 25, 2007) (April 15, 2008)
Adopted: December 13, 2006
Signed by the Philippines: September 25, 2007
Ratified by the Philippines: April 15, 2008
Entry into force: May 3, 2008
Why do we need a convention for persons with disabilities?
Don’t they have the same rights as everyone else?

Yes they have, but they encounter a myriad of physical and social obstacles that:

Prevent them from receiving education

Prevent them from getting jobs, even when they are well qualified
Prevent them from accessing information
Prevent them from obtaining proper health care
Prevent them from getting around
Prevent them from “fitting in” and being accepted
 Coverage of the Convention

Accessibility Personal mobility Health Education

Employment Habilitation Rehabilitation Political life

Coverage of the Convention
Does this convention create new rights?
 Duty of the State

Protect
International Commitments
PROCLAMATION NO. 688 DECLARING THE PERIOD
OF 2013-2022 AS THE PHILIPPINE DECADE OF
“MAKE THE RIGHT REAL” FOR PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES IN SUPPORT OF THE 3rd ASIAN AND
PACIFIC DECADE OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
(November 22, 2013
THANK
YOU