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2015 MALTA KAMRA TAD-DEPUTATI HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ABBOZZ ta’ Liġi mressaq mill- Onorevoli Justyne Caruana, M.P., Segretarju Parlamentari għad-Drittijiet ta’ Persuni b’Diżabilità u Anzjanità Attiva, f’isem il- Ministru għall-Familja u Solidarjetà Soċjali, u moqri għall-Ewwel darba fis-Seduta tal-15 ta’ Ġunju, 2015.
A BILL introduced by the Honourable Justyne Caruana, M.P., Parliamentary Secretary for Rights of Persons with Disability and Active Ageing, on behalf of the Minister for the Family and Social Solidarity, and read the First time at the Sitting of the 15th June, 2015.

ATT biex jipprovdi sabiex l-Artikoli tal- Konvenzjoni tal-Ġnus Magħquda dwar id-Drittijiet ta’ Persuni b’Diżabilità jsiru u jkunu eżegwibbli bħala, parti mil-Liġi ta’ Malta.
AN ACT to make provision for the substantive Articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Optional Protocol to the said Convention, to become, and be, enforceable as part of the Law of Malta.
________________ ________________ Raymond Scicluna Skrivan tal-Kamra tad-Deputati Raymond Scicluna Clerk of the House of Representatives VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 483 Abbozz ta’ Liġi msejjaħ ATT biex jipprovdi sabiex l-Artikoli tal-Konvenzjoni tal-Ġnus Magħquda dwar id-Drittijiet ta’ Persuni b’Diżabilità jsiru u jkunu eżegwibbli bħala, parti mil-Liġi ta’ Malta.
IL-PRESIDENT, bil-parir u l-kunsens tal-Kamra tad-Deputati, imlaqqgħa f’dan il-Parlament, u bl-awtorità tal-istess, ħareġ b’liġi dan li ġej:- 1.

It-titolu fil-qosor ta’ dan l-Att huwa l-Att tal-2015 dwar il- Titolu fil-qosor.

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Konvenzjoni dwar id-Drittijiet ta’ Persuni b’Diżabilità.

2. xort’oħra - F’dan l-Att, kemm-il darba r-rabta tal-kliem ma teħtieġx Tifsir.
"Drittijiet tal-Persuni b’Diżabilità" tfisser id-drittijiet stabbiliti fil-Konvenzjoni; "Konvenzjoni" tfisser il-Konvenzjoni tal-Ġnus Magħquda dwar id-Drittijiet ta’ Persuni b’Diżabilità adottata mill-Assemblea Generali permezz tar-riżoluzzjoni 61/106 tat-13 Diċembru 2006 li daħlet fis- seħħ fit-3 ta Mejju 2008, kif muri fl-Ewwel Skeda; tfisser "Kummissjoni" il-Kummissjoni Nazzjonali Persuni b’Diżabilità mwaqqfa skont l-artikolu 21 tal-Att dwar Opportunitajiet Indaqs għal Persuni b’Diżabilità u tinkludi lil kull uffiċjal tal- Kummissjoni minnha debitament awtorizzat biex jaġixxi f’isimha għal xi għan speċifiku jew kategorija ta’ għanijiet taħt dak l-Att; Kap.
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"liġi ordinarja" tfisser kull dokument li għandu s-saħħa ta’ liġi u kull regola ta’ liġi mhux miktuba, minbarra l-Kostituzzjoni ta’ Malta; VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 484 "persuni b’diżabilità" tinkludi persuni li għandhom nuqqasijiet fiżici, mentali, intellettwali jew sensorjali fit-tul, li meta jirrelataw ma’ ostakoli varji jistgħu jtellfuhom milli jippartecipaw b’mod sħiħ u effettiv fis-soċjetà fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn; "Protokoll Mhux Obbligatorju" il-Protokoll mhux Obbligatorju tal-Konvenzjoni tal-Ġnus Magħquda tad-Drittijiet dwar il-Persuni b’Diżabilità addottat fit-13 ta’ Diċembru 2006 u li daħal fis-seħħ fit-3 ta’ Mejju 2008, kif muri fit-Tieni Skeda.
tfisser Eżegwibilità tal- Konvenzjoni.

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(1) Id-Drittijiet tal-Persuni b’Diżabilità għandhom isiru u jkunu esegwibbli bħala parti mil-Liġi ta’ Malta.

(2) Fejn ikun hemm xi liġi ordinarja li tkun inkonsistenti mad- Drittijiet tal-Persuni b’Diżabilità, l-imsemmija Drittijiet tal-Persuni b’Diżabiltà għandhom jipprevalu, u dik il-liġi ordinarja għandha, safejn tkun inkonsistenti, tkun bla effett.
(3) Id-Drittijiet tal-Persuni b’Diżabilità għandhom ikunu eżegwibbli skont id-Dikjarazzjoni u Riżervi magħmulin mill-Gvern ta’ Malta meta ġiet iffirmata il-Konvenzjoni fit-30 ta’ Marzu 2007 liema Dikjarazzjoni u Riservi jidhru fit-Tielet Skeda.

(4) Il-Qorti Kostituzzjonali b’żieda mal- ġurisdizzjoni mogħtija lilha mill-artikolu 95 tal-Kostituzzjoni, ikollha ġurisdizzjoni li tisma’ u tiddeċiedi l-appelli kollha magħmula taħt dan l-Att u li teżerċita dawk is-setgħat mogħtija lilha b’dan l-Att.
għandha, Procedura għall- esekuzzjoni tad- Drittijiet ta’ Persuni b’Diżabilità.

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(1) Kull persuna li tallega li xi wieħed mid-Drittijiet tal- Persuni b’Diżabilità jkun ġie, ikun qed jiġi jew ikun x’aktarx ser jiġi miksur dwarha, jew il-Kummissjoni, jew kull persuna oħra li l- Prim’Awla tal-Qorti Ċivili f’Malta tista’ taħtar, ad istanza ta’ xi persuna b’diżabilità, , tista’, bla ħsara għal kull azzjoni oħra dwar l- istess ħaġa li tkun tista’ ssir legalment, titlob lill-Prim’Awla tal-Qorti Ċivili għal rimedju.
(2) Il-Prim’Awla tal-Qorti Ċivili għandu jkollha ġurisdizzjoni oriġinali li tisma’ u tiddeċiedi kull talba magħmula minn xi persuna skont is-subartikolu (1), u tista’ tagħmel dawk l-ordnijiet, toħroġ dawk l-atti u tagħti dawk id-direttivi li tqis xierqa sabiex twettaq, jew tiżgura t-twettiq tad-Drittijiet tal-Persuni b’Diżabilità li għat-tgawdija tagħhom tkun intitolata dik il-persuna: Iżda l-qorti tista’, jekk tqis li jkun desiderabbli li hekk tagħmel, tirrifjuta li teżerċita s-setgħat tagħha skont dan is- subartikolu f’kull każ meta tkun sodisfatta li mezzi xierqa ta’ rimedju għall-ksur allegat huma jew kienu disponibbli favur dik il-persuna skont xi liġi ordinarja oħra.
VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 485 (3) Jekk f’xi proċedimenti f’xi qorti li ma tkunx il-Prim’Awla tal-Qorti Ċivili jew il-Qorti Kostituzzjonali tqum xi kwistjoni dwar il- ksur ta’ xi wieħed mid-Drittijiet tal-Persuni b’Diżabilità, dik il-qorti għandha tibgħat il-kwistjoni quddiem il-Prim’Awla tal-Qorti Ċivili kemm-il darba fil-fehma tagħha t-tqanqil tal-kwistjoni ma tkunx sempliċement frivola jew vessatorja; u dik il-qorti għandha tagħti d- deċiżjoni tagħha fuq kull kwistjoni mibgħuta quddiemha skont dan is- subartikolu u, bla ħsara għad-disposizzjonijiet tas-subartikolu (4), il- qorti li quddiemha tkun qamet il-kwistjoni għandha tiddisponi mill- kwistjoni skont dik id-deċiżjoni.
(4) Kull parti fi proċedimenti miġjuba quddiem il-Prim’Awla tal-Qorti Ċivili skont dan l-artikolu jkollha dritt ta’ appell quddiem il- Qorti Kostituzzjonali.

(5) Ma jkunx hemm appell minn xi deċiżjoni skont dan l- artikolu li xi talba jew it-tqanqil ta’ xi kwistjoni tkun sempliċement frivola jew vessatorja.
(6) Ir-Regoli tal-Qorti magħmula skont l-artikolu 46(7) tal- Kostituzzjoni, kif minn żmien għal żmien fis-seħħ, għandhom japplikaw mutatis mutandis dwar il-prattika u proċedura tal-qrati għall-finijiet l-proċedimenti l-artikolu daqs magħmulin taħt dan l-artikolu kienu proċedimenti magħmulin taħt l- artikolu 46 tal-Kostituzzjoni.
li kieku ta’ dan (7) Meta jiġi allegat illi xi wieħed mid-Drittijiet tal-Persuni b’Diżabilità ġie, ikun qed jiġi jew x’aktarx ser jiġi miksur, it-talba għar-rimedju jew ir-riferenza lill-Prim’Awla tal-Qorti Ċivili skont l- artikolu 46 tal-Kostituzzjoni jew l-artikolu 4 tal-Att dwar il- Konvenzjoni Ewropea u dan l-artikolu tista’ ssir fl-istess rikors jew riferenza.
(8) Meta rikors għal rimedju jew riferenza lill-Prim’Awla tal- Qorti Ċivili magħmula wara li jidħol fis-seħħ dan l-Att ikun magħmul biss jew taħt l-artikolu 46 tal-Kostituzzjoni jew taħt l-artikolu 4 tal- Att dwar il-Konvenzjoni Ewropea jew taħt dan l-artikolu u jkun għadu pendenti quddiem il-Prim’Awla tal-Qorti Ċivili jew il-Qorti Kostituzzjonali, il-qorti tista’ teżamina jekk il-fatti allegati jkunux jew le jiksru d-Drittijiet tal-Persuni b’Diżabilità li jikkorrispondu għalihom fl-ewwel każ, jew għal drittijiet li jikkorrispondu għalihom taħt il-Kostituzzjoni jew taħt l-Att dwar il-Konvenzjoni Ewropea, fit- tieni każ; u jekk il-qorti hekk issib, hi tkun tista’ tagħti r-rimedju li jidrilha xieraq skont il-każ taħt waħda mil-liġijiet imsemmija: Kap.
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Kap.

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Iżda jekk tkun diġà ingħatat deċiżjoni finali fuq rikors mill-Qrati taħt il-Kapitolu IV tal-Kostituzzjoni jew taħt l-Att dwar il- Konvenzjoni Ewropea, persuna ma tkunx tista’ tippreżenta talba dwar Kap.

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VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 486 Komunikazzjoni mal-Kumitat.

l-istess fatti taħt dan l-Att.

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L-ebda persuna ma għandha tkun imfixkla fl-eżerċizzju tad-dritt tagħha li tikkomunika mal-Kumitat tad-Drittijiet tal-Persuni b’Diżabilità stabbilit bl-artikolu 34 tal-Konvenzjoni u l-Protokoll Mhux Obbligatorju skont id-disposizzjonijiet tal-istess Konvenzjoni u Protokoll Mhux Obbligatorju.

Preskrizzjoni.

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Id-dritt ta’ azzjoni taħt dan l-Att jispiċċa wara li tgħaddi sena mid-data li fiha jkun sar l-allegat ksur ta’ dan l-Att.
Ksur tal- Konvenzjoni u, jew tal- Protokoll Mhux Obbligatorju.

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Kull azzjoni taħt dan l-Att hi esklużivament azzjoni kontra l-Gvern għal atti mwettqa mill-Istat bi ksur tal-Konvenzjoni u, jew il- Protokoll Mhux Obbligatorju u għan-nuqqas min-naħa tal-Istat li josserva obbligu pożittiv taħt il-Konvenzjoni jew il-Protokoll Mhux Obbligatorju: Kap.

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Iżda d-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ dan l-Att jibqgħu mingħajr preġudizzju għall kull rimedju li jista’ jkun hemm taħt l-Att dwar Opportunitajiet Indaqs ta’ Persuni b’Diżabilità tal-Liġijiet ta’ Malta.

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Fl-Iskedi li jinsabu ma’ dan l-Att jekk ikun hemm xi nuqqas ta’ qbil bejn it-test Ingliż u t-test Malti, jipprevali t-test Ingliż.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 487 L-EWWEL SKEDA.
Konvenzjoni tal-Ġnus Magħquda dwar id-Drittijiet ta’ Persuni b’Diżabilità Preambolu L-Istati Msieħa għal din il-Konvenzjoni, (a) Ifakkru l-prinċipji tal-Karta tal-Ġnus Magħuda li jgħarrfu d-dinjità u l-valur intrinsiku importanza u d-drittijiet ugwali u inaljenabbli ta’ kull membru tal-familja umana bħala s-sisien tal-libertà, il-ġustizzja u l-paċi fid-dinja, li (b) Jagħrfu l-Ġnus Magħquda, fid-Dikjarazzjoni Universali tad-Drittijiet Umani u l-Ftehim Internazzjoni dwar id-Drittijiet Umani, ipprokklamat u qablet li kulħadd hu intitolat għad-drittijiet u l-libertajiet kollha li hemm fihom, mingħajr ebda diskriminazzjoni ta’ kull xorta, (ċ) Jaffermaw mill-ġdid l-universalità, l-indiviżibilità, l- interdipendenza u l-mod kif dawn jirrelataw ma’ xulxin, tad- drittijiet umani kollha u l-libertajiet fundamentali u l-bżonn li kull persuna b’diżabilità tkun iggarantita t-tgawdija sħiħa tagħhom mingħajr diskriminazzjoni, (d) il-Konvenzjoni dwar Ifakkru l-Ftehim Internazzjonai dwar id-Drittijiet Ekonomiċi, Soċjali u Kulturali, il-Ftehim Internazzjonali dwar l- id-Drittijiet Ċivili u Politici, Eliminazzjoni ta’ Kull Forma ta’ Diskriminazzjoni Razzjali, il- ta’ Konvenzjoni dwar t- Diskriminazzjoni kontra n-Nisa, Tortura, Trattament jew Kastig Krudili, Inuman u Degradanti, il-Konvenzjoni dwar id-Drittijiet tat-Tfal, u l-Konvenzjoni Internazzjonali dwar il-Protezzjoni tad-Drittijiet tal-Ħaddiema Migranti Kollha u l-Membri tal-Familji Tagħhom, ta’ Kull Forma il-Konvenzjoni kontra l-Eliminazzjoni (e) Jagħrfu li d-diżabilità hi kuncett li dejjem qed jevolvi u li d-diżabilità tirriżulta mir-relazzjonijiet bejn il- persuni b’nuqqasijiet differenti u l-ostakoli ta’ attitudnijiet u ambjentali li jtellfu milli huma jipparteċipaw b’mod sħiħ fis- soċjetà fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn, (f) Jagħrfu l-importanza tal-prinċipji u l-linji gwida dwar il-policy li hemm fil-Programm Dinji ta’ Azzjoni dwar il- Persuni b’Diżabilità u r-Regoli Standard għal Opportunitajiet il- Indaqs għal Persuni b’Diżabilità jinfluwenzaw li VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 488
 promozzjoni, il-formulazzjoni u l-evalwazzjoni ta’ policies, pjanijiet, programmi u azzjonijiet fil-livelli nazzjonali, regjonali u internazzjonali biex ikabbru l-opportunitajiet indaqs għal persuni b’diżabilità, (g) Jenfassizzaw l-importanza li l-oqsma tad-diżabilità jingħataw pożizzjoni dominanti bħala parti integrali mill- istrateġiji relevanti għal żvilupp sostenibbli, (h) Jagħrfu wkoll li diskriminazzjoni kontra persuna minħabba fid-diżabilità hi vjolazzjoni tad-dinjità u l-valur intrinsiku tal-persuna umana, (i) Jagħrfu aktar id-diversità tal-persuni b’diżabilità, (j) Jagħrfu l-bżonn li jippromovu u jipproteġu d- drittijiet umani ta’ kull persuna b’diżabilità, inkluzi dawk li għandhom bżonn appoġġ intensiv, (k) Imħassbin li, minkejja dawn l-instrumenti u ftehim varji, persuni b’diżabilità għadhom jiffaċċjaw ostakoli biex huma fis-soċjetà u vjolazzjonijiet tad-drittijiet umani tagħhom f’kull parti tad- dinja, jipparteċipaw bħala membri ugwali (l) Jagħrfu tal-koperazzjoni internazzjonali biex jitjiebu l-kundizzjonijet tal-ħajja ta’ persuni b’diżabilità f’kull pajjiż, partikolarment f’dawk il-pajjizi li qed jiżviluppaw, l-importanza u (m) l-valur Jagħrfu eżistenti potenzjali tal- kontribuzzjonijiet magħmula minn persuni b’diżabilità għal- ħajja tajba b’mod ġenerali u għad-diversità fil-komunitajiet tagħhom, u li l-promozzjoni tat-tgawdija sħiħa minn persuni b’diżabilità tal-libertajiet fundamentali tagħhom u tal-parteċipazzjoni sħiħa minn persuni b’diżabilità jwasslu biex huma jħossuhom aktar parti mis- soċjetà u biex ikun hemm avvanzi sinifikanti fl-iżvilupp uman, soċjali u ekonomiku tas-soċjetà u biex jinqered il-faqar, tad-drittijiet umani tagħhom u (n) Jagħrfu l-importanza li persuni b’diżabilità jkollhom l-awtonomija u l-indipendenza individwali, inkluż il-libertà li jagħmlu l-għażliet tagħhom infushom, (o) Jikkunsidraw li persuni b’diżabilità għandu jkollhom l-opportunità li jkunu involuti b’mod attiv fil-proċessi tat-teħid tad-deċizjonijiet dwar policies u
 programmi, inkluż VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 489 dawk li jolqtuhom direttament, (p) Imħassba dwar il-kundizzjonijiet diffiċli li qed jiffaċċjaw persuni b’diżabilità li huma soġġetti għal forom multiplici u aggravati ta’ diskriminazzjoni minħabba razza, kulur, sess, lingwa, reliġjon, politika jew opinjonijiet oħra, oriġini nazzjonali, etnika, indiġena jew soċjali, proprjetà, twelid, età jew status ieħor, (q) Jagħrfu li nisa u bniet b’diżabilità spiss huma f’riskju akbar, kemm fid-dar kif ukoll barra mid-dar, għal vjolenza, ħsara fiżika jew abbuż, trattament negliġenti jew abbandun, maltrattament jew esplojtazzjoni, (r) Jagħrfu li t-tfal b’diżabilità għandu jkollhom it- tgawdija sħiħa l-libertajiet fundamentali fuq bażi ugwali ta’ tfal oħra, u għal dan il-għan jiftakru l-obbligi li ħadu l-Istati Msieħba fil-Konvenzjoni tad- Drittijiet tat-Tfal, tad-drittijiet umani kollha u (s) Jenfasizzaw il-bżonn li jinkorporaw perspettiva dwar il-ġeneru f’kull sforz li jsir biex jippromovu t-tgawdija tad-drittijiet umani u l-libertajiet fundamentali tal-persuni b’diżabilità, (t) Jenfasizzaw tal-persuni b’diżabilità jgħixu f’kundizzjonijiet ta’ faqar, u f’dan ir-rigward jirrikonoxxu l-bżonn kritiku li jiġi indirizzat l-impatt negattiv li l-faqar għandu fuq persuni b’diżabilità, l-maġġoranza il-fatt li (u) Iżommu f’moħħhom li l-kundizzjonijiet għall-paċi u s-sigurtà bbażati fuq ir-rispett sħiħ għall-għanijiet u l-prinċipji li jinsabu fil-Karta tal- tal-Ġnus Magħquda u istrumenti id-drittijiet umani huma indispensabbli għall-protezzjoni sħiħa tal-persuni b’diżabilità, b’mod partikolari waqt kunflitti armati jew okkupazzjoni barranija, applikabbli dwar l-osservanza (v) Jagħrfu l-importanza tal-aċċessibilità għal ambjent l- fiżiku, soċjali, ekonomiku u kulturali, għas-saħħa u edukazzjoni u għall-informazzjoni u l-komunikazzjoni, biex jagħtu l-poter lil persuni b’diżabilità li jgawdu b’mod sħiħ id- drittijiet umani u l-libertajiet fundamentali kollha, (w) Jirrealizzaw li l-individwi, li
 għandhom dmirijiet lejn l-oħrajn u lejn il-komunità li tagħha huma membri, għandhom ir-responsabbiltà li jaħdmu biex jippromwovu u VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 490 josservaw id-drittijiet rikonoxxuti fl-Att Internazzjonali dwar id-Drittijiet Umani, li (x) l-unità Konvinti l-familja hi ta’ grupp fundamentali u naturali tas-soċjetà u li hi intitolata għall- protezzjoni mis-soċjetà u mill-Istat, u li l-persuni b’diżabilità u l-membri tal-familji tagħhom għandhom jirċievu l-protezzjoni u l-assistenza neċessarja biex jagħtu saħħa lill-familji biex jikkontribwixxu għat-tgawdija sħiħa u ugwali tad-drittijiet tal- persuni b’diżabilità, (y) Konvinti li konvenzjoni internazzjoni komprensiva u integrali biex tippromovi u tipproteġi d-drittijiet u d-dinjità ta’ persuni b’diżabilità tagħmel kontribuzzjoni sinifikanti biex tegħleb li għandhom persuni b’diżabilità u tippromwovi l-parteċipazzjoni tagħhom fl-oqsma ċivili, politiċi, ekonomiċi, soċjali u kulturali permezz ta’ opportunitajiet indaqs, kemm fil-pajjiżi żviluppati kif ukoll f’dawk li qed jiżviluppaw, l-iżvantaġġi soċjali kbar Qablu dwar dan li ġej: Artikolu 1 - Għan L-għan ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni hu li tippromovi, tipproteġi u tassigura t-tgawdija sħiħa u ugwali tad-drittijiet umani u l-libertajiet fundamentali kollha mill-persuni kollha b’diżabilità, u li tippromovi rispett lejn id-dinjità intrinsika tagħhom.
Persuni b’diżabilità jinkludu dawk li għandhom nuqqasijiet fiżici, mentali, intellettwali jew sensorjali fit-tul, li meta jirrelataw ma’ ostakoli varji jistgħu jtellfuhom milli jipparteċipaw b’mod sħiħ u effettiv fis-soċjetà fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn.
Artikolu 2 - Tifsiriet Għall-għanijiet ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni: • "Komunikazzjoni" tinkludi lingwi, turija ta’ testi, tipa kbira, multimidja Braille, komunikazzjoni aċċessibbli kif ukoll lingwi miktuba, awdjo, lingwa faċli, qarrejja umani u forom awmentattivi u alternativi, mezzi u formati ta’ komunikazzjoni, inkluz informazzjoni aċċessibbli u teknoloġija tal-komunikazzjoni; tħoss, li • "Lingwa" tinkludi lingwi mitkellma u bis-sinjali u forom oħra ta’ lingwi mhux mitkellma; VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 491 • "Diskriminazzjoni minhabba diżabilità" tfisser kull distinzjoni, esklużjoni jew restrizzjoni minħabba diżabilità li għandha l-għan jew l-effett li ttellef jew tħassar l-għarfien, it- tgawdija jew l-eżerċizzju, fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn, tad- drittijiet umani u l-libertajiet fundamentali kollha fl-oqsma politiċi, ekonomiċi, soċjali, kulturali, ċivili jew xi qasam ieħor.
Tinkludi kull forma ta’ diskriminazzjoni, inkluż iċ-ċaħda ta’ modifiki raġonevoli; • "Modifiki raġonevoli" tfisser modifiki u tibdil neċessarju u xieraq li ma jimponux piż sproporzjonat jew mhux xieraq, fejn dan ikun meħtieġ f’każ partikolari, biex jassiguraw li persuna b’diżabilità tgawdi jew teżerċita fuq bażi ugwali mal- oħrajn id-drittijiet umani u l-libertajiet fundamentali kollha; • tfisser disinn "Disinn universali" ta’ prodotti, ambjenti, programmi u servizzi għall-użu ta’ kulħadd, bl-aktar mod possibbli, mingħajr jew disinn speċjalizzat.
"Disinn universali" m’għandux jeskludi apparat assistiv għal gruppi partikolari ta’ persuni b’diżabilità fejn dan ikun meħtieġ.
il-bzonn tibdil ta’ Artikolu 3 - Prinċipji ġenerali Il-prinċipji ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni għandhom ikunu: (a) lejn Rispett l-awtonomija id-dinjità individwali inkluż il-libertà li wieħed jew waħda jagħmel jew tagħmel l-għażliet tiegħu jew taghħa, u l-indipendenza tal- persuna; intrinsika, (b) Non-diskriminazzjoni; (ċ) soċjetà; Parteċipazzjoni u inklużjoni sħiħa u effettiva fis- (d) Rispett għad-differenza u aċċetazzjoni tal-persuni b’diżabilità bhala parti mid-diversità umana u l-umanità; (e) (f) Opportunitajiet indaqs; Aċċessibilità; (g) Ugwaljanza bejn l-irġiel u n-nisa; (h) Rispett lejn il-kapaċitajiet li jkunu qed jiżviluppaw it-tfal b’diżabilità u rispett għad-dritt ta’ tfal b’diżabilità biex huma jżommu l-identità tagħhom.
VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 492 Artikolu 4 - Obbligi ġenerali 1.

L-Istati Msieħba jimpenjaw ruħhom li jassiguraw u jippromovu li d-drittijiet umani u l-libertajiet fundamentali kollha jitgawdew minn kull persuna b’diżabilità mingħajr ebda tip ta’ diskriminazzjoni minħabba diżabilità.
Ghal dan il-ghan, l-Istati Msieħba jimpenjaw ruħhom: (a) Li jadottaw leġislazzjoni amministrattivi u oħrajn biex rikonoxxuti minn din il-Konvenzjoni; jimplimentaw xierqa, miżuri id-drittijiet (b) Li jieħdu miżuri xierqa, inkluż leġislazzjoni, biex jibdlu jew jabolixxu liġijiet eżistenti, regolamenti, drawwiet u prattiċi jikkostitwixxu diskriminazzjoni kontra persuni li b’diżabilità; (ċ) Li jieħdu konsiderazzjoni l- promozzjoni tad-drittijiet umani ta’ persuni b’diżabilità f’kull policy u programm; tal-protezzjoni u (d) Li ma jieħdux sehem f’xi att jew prattika li ma tkunx konsistenti ma’ din il-Konvenzjoni u li jassiguraw li l- awtoritajiet u l-istituzzjonijiet pubbliċi jaġixxu f’konformità ma’ din il-Konvenzjoni; (e) Li jieħdu kull miżura xierqa biex tiġi eliminata diskriminazzjoni minħabba diżabilità minn kull persuna, organizzazzjoni jew entità privata; (f) Li jagħmlu u jippromwovu riċerka u żvilupp ta’ prodotti, servizzi, apparat u faċilitajiet iddisinjati għal użu universali, kif imfisser fl-Artikolu 2 ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni, biex hekk ikun meħtieġ it-tibdil minimu possibbli u l-inqas spiża biex jintlaħqu l-bżonnijiet speċifiċi ta’ persuni b’diżabilità, li jippromwovu kif dawn jistgħu jiġu akkwistati u użati, u li jippromwovu d-disinn universali fl-istandards u l-linji gwida; (g) Li jagħmlu u jippromwovu riċerka u żvilupp ta’, u li jiġu akkwistati u użati, jistgħu jippromwovu kif dawn teknoloġiji ġodda, inkluż teknoloġiji tal-informazzjoni u l- komunikazzjoni, għajnuniet għal mobilità, apparat u teknoloġiji assistivi tajbin għal persuni b’diżabilità, bi prijorità għal teknoloġiji li għandhom spiża li tista’ tintlaħaq; (h) Li jipprovdu informazzjoni aċċessibbli lil persuni b’diżabilità dwar ghajnuniet għal mobilità, apparat u teknoloġiji VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA assistivi, inkluż teknoloġiji ġodda, kif ukoll forom oħra ta’ assistenza, servizzi u faċilitajiet ta’ appoġġ; C 493 (i) Li jippromwovu ta’ professjonisti u ħaddiema li jaħdmu ma’ persuni b’diżabilità dwar id-drittijiet rikonoxxuti minn din il-Konvenzjoni biex hekk jingħataw assistenza u servizzi rikonoxxuti minn dawn id-drittijiet.
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Rigward id-drittijiet ekonomiċi, soċjali u kulturali, kull Stat Imsieħeb jimpenja ruħu li jieħu miżuri sal-massimu tar-riżorsi li hu għandu u, fejn meħtieġ fil-qafas ta’ koperazzjoni internazzjonali, bil-għan li jiġu realizzati b’mod progressiv u sħiħ dawn id-drittijiet, mingħajr pregudizzju għal dawk l-obbligi li jinsabu f’din il- Konvenzjoni li huma applikabbli b’mod immedjat skont id-dritt internazzjonali.

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Fl-iżvilupp u l-implimentazzjoni leġislazzjoni u policies biex tiġi implimentata din il-Konvenzjoni, u fi proċessi oħra tat-teħid ta’ deċiżjonijiet rigward oqsma relatati ma’ persuni b’diżabilità, l-Istati Msieħba għandhom jikkonsultaw u jinvolvu mill- qrib u b’mod attiv persuni b’diżabilità inkluż tfal b’diżabilità, permezz tal-organizzazzjonijiet li jirrappreżentawhom.

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Xejn f’din il-Konvenzjoni ma għandu jaffettwa xi dispożizzjoni li hi aktar xierqa għar-realizzazzjoni tad-drittijiet ta’ persuni b’diżabilità u li tkun parti mil-liġi tal-Istat Imsieħeb jew ta’ dritt internazzjonali applikabbli għal dak l-Istat.
M’għandu jkun hemm l-ebda restrizzjoni jew deroga minn kull dritt uman jew libertà fundamentali rikonoxxuta jew eżistenti f’xi Stat Imsieħeb ta’ din il- Konvenzjoni skont liġijiet, konvenzjonijiet, regolamenti, drawwiet, fuq il-pretest li din il-Konvenzjoni ma tagħrafx dawn id-drittijiet jew libertajiet fundamentali jew li din tagħrafhom b’mod anqas.

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Id-dispożizzjonijiet il-Konvenzjoni għandhom jestendu għal kull parti ta’ stati federali mingħajr ebda limitazzjonijiet jew eċċezzjonijiet.
ta’ din Artikolu 5 - Ugwaljanza u non-diskriminazzjoni 1.

L-Istati Msieħba jagħrfu li kull persuna hi ugwali quddiem u skont il-liġi u huma intitolati mingħajr ebda diskriminazzjoni għal protezzjoni ugwali u benefiċċji ugwali tal-liġi.

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L-Istati Msieħba kull diskriminazzjoni minħabba diżabilità u jiggarantixxu lil persuni b’diżabilità protezzjoni legali ugwali u effettiva kontra d- diskriminazzjoni minħabba kull raġuni.

jipprojbixxu għandhom VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 494 3.
Biex l- eliminazzjoni ta’ diskriminazzjoni, l-Istati Msieħba għandhom jieħdu passi xierqa biex jassiguraw li l-modifika raġonevoli ssir.

lill-ugwaljanza promozzjoni tingħata u 4.

Mizuri speċifiċi li huma meħtieġa biex tiġi aċċellerata jew tintlaħaq b’diżabilità facto m’ghandhomx jiġu kkunsidrati bħala diskriminazzjoni skont it- termini ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni.

għall-persuni l-ugwaljanza de Artikolu 6 - Nisa b’diżabilità 1.
L-Istati Msieħba jagħrfu li nisa u bniet b’diżabilità huma soġġetti għal diskriminazzjoni multipla, u f’dan ir-rigward għandhom jieħdu miżuri li jassiguraw it-tgawdija sħiħa u ugwali minnhom tad- drittijiet umani u l-libertajiet fundamentali kollha.

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L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jieħdu l-miżuri xierqa kollha biex jassiguraw l-iżvilupp sħiħ, l-avvanz u li n-nisa jingħataw poteri akbar, bil-għan li jiġu ggarantiti l-eżerċizzju u t-tgawdija tad-drittijiet umani u l-libertajiet fundamentali kollha li jinsabu f’din il- Konvenzjoni.

Artikolu 7 - Tfal b’diżabilità 1.

L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jieħdu l-miżuri kollha biex jassiguraw li tfal b’diżabilità jgawdu d-drittijiet umani u l-libertajiet fundamentali kollha fuq bażi ugwali ma’ tfal oħra.

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F’kull azzjoni li tikkonċerna lit-tfal, l-aħjar interess tat-tfal għandu jkun ta’ kunsiderazzjoni primarja.

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L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jassiguraw li t-tfal b’diżabilità jkollhom id-dritt li jesprimu l-opinjonijiet tagħhom b’mod ħieles fuq kull ħaġa li taffettwahom, u li l-opinjonijiet tagħhom jingħataw konsiderazzjoni xierqa skont l-età u l-maturità tagħhom, fuq bażi ugwali ma’ tfal oħra, u jingħataw assistenza skont l-età u d-diżabilità tagħhom biex huma jkunu jistgħu jgawdu minn dan id-dritt.
Artikolu 8 - Għarfien 1.
L-Istati Msieħba jaċċettaw li jadottaw miżuri immedjati, effettivi u xierqa: (a) Li jkabbru l-għarfien mas-soċjetà kollha, inkluż fil- livell tal-familja, dwar il-persuni b’diżabilità, u li jrawmu rispett għad-drittijiet u d-dinjità tal-persuni b’diżabilità; (b) Li jiġġieldu l-isterjotipi, il-preġudizzji u l-prattiċi li VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 495 jagħmlu l-ħsara fil-konfront ta’ persuni b’diżabilità, inkluż dawk ibbazati fuq sess u età, fl-oqsma kollha tal-ħajja; (ċ) Li jippromwovu l-għarfien tal-kapaċitajiet u l- kontribuzzjonijiet ta’ persuni b’diżabilità.
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Miżuri għal dan il-għan jinkludu: (a) Il-bidu u t-tmexxija ta’ kampanji pubbliċi u effettivi ta’ għarfien iddisinjati: (i) Biex iwasslu li l-pubbliku jaċċetta d-drittijiet tal-peruni b’diżabilità; (ii) Biex jippromwovu perċezzjonijiet pożittivi u għarfien soċjali akbar dwar il-persuni b’diżabilità; (iii) Biex jippromwovu l-għarfien tal-ħiliet, il- merti u l-abilitajiet tal-persuni b’diżabilità, u l-kontribut tagħhom lejn il-post u s-suq tax-xogħol; (b) Li jrawmu f’kull livell tas-sistema edukattiva inkluż it-tfal kollha sa minn età bikrija, attitudni ta’ rispett lejn id- drittijiet tal-persuni b’diżabilità; (ċ) Li jinkoraġġixxu kull qasam tal-midja biex juru lill- persuni b’diżabilità b’mod konsistenti mal-għanijiet ta’ din il- Konvenzjoni; (d) Li jippromwovu programmi ta’ taħriġ dwar l- għarfien li jirrigwarda persuni b’diżabilità u d-drittijiet ta’ persuni b’diżabilità.
Artikolu 9 - Aċċessibilità 1.
Biex jgħixu b’mod jappoġġjaw persuni b’diżabilità indipendenti u jipparteċipaw b’mod sħiħ f’kull aspett tal-ħajja, l-Istati Msieħba għandhom jieħdu miżuri xierqa li jassiguraw li persuni b’diżabilità jkollhom aċċess, fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn, għall- ambjent fiżiku, it-trasport, l-informazzjoni u l-komunikazzjoni inkluż teknoloġiji u sistemi l-komunikazzjoni, u tal-informazzjoni u faċilitajiet u servizzi oħrajn miftuħa jew provduti lill-pubbliku, f’postijiet kemm urbani u kif ukoll rurali.
Dawn il-miżuri, li għandhom jinkludu l-identifikazzjoni u l-eliminazzjoni ta’ ostakoli għall-aċċessibilità, għandhom japplikaw, inter alia, għal: (a) Bini, toroq, trasport u faċilitajiet oħra kemm ġewwa kif ukoll barra, inkluż skejjel, djar, faċilitajiet mediċi u postijiet VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 496 tax-xogħol; (b) Informazzjoni, komunikazzjoni u servizzi oħra, inkluż servizzi elettroniċi u servizzi ta’ emerġenza.

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L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jieħdu miżuri xierqa biex: (a) Jiżviluppaw, l- ixerrdu implimentazzjoni ta’ standards u linji gwida minimi għall- aċċessibilità ta’ faċilitajiet u servizzi miftuħa jew provduti lill- pubbliku; jimmonitorjaw u (b) Jassiguraw li entitajiet privati li joffru faċilitajiet u servizzi li huma miftuħa jew provduti lill-pubbliku jieħdu konsiderazzjoni tal-aspetti kollha ta’ aċċessibilità għal persuni b’diżabilità; (ċ) Jipprovdu taħriġ lil dawk involuti f’oqsma ta’ aċċessibilità li jiffaċċjaw persuni b’diżabilità; (d) Jipprovdu f’bini u faċilitajiet oħra miftuħa għall- pubbliku sinjali bil-Braille u forom faċli biex taqra u tifhem; (e) Jipprovdu forom ta’ assistenza u intermedjarji umani, inkluz gwidi, qarrejja u interpreti professjonali tal- lingwa tas-sinjali, biex jiffaċilitaw l-aċċessibilità għal bini u faċilitajiet oħra miftuha għall-pubbliku; (f) Jippromwovu forom oħra xierqa ta’ assistenza u appoġġ lil persuni b’diżabilità biex jiġi assigurat l-aċċess tagħhom għall-informazzjoni; (g) Jippromwovu aċċess lil persuni b’diżabilità għal l- tal-informazzjoni u sistemi ġodda tekonoloġiji u komunikazzjoni, inkluż l-Internet; (h) Jippromwovu d-disinn, l-iżvilupp, il-produzzjoni u d-distribuzzjoni ta’ teknoloġiji u sistemi ta’ informazzjoni u komunikazzjoni aċċessibbli fi stadju bikri, sabiex dawn it- teknoloġiji u s-sistemi jsiru aċċessibbli bi spiża minima.
Artikolu 10 - Dritt għall-ħajja L-Istati Msieħba jaffermaw mill-ġdid li kull esseru uman għandu d-dritt intrinsiku għall-ħajja u għandhom jieħdu l-miżuri kollha neċessarji biex jassiguraw it-tgawdija effettiva ta’ dan id-dritt minn persuni b’diżabilità fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn.
VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 497 Artikolu 11 - Sitwazzjonijiet ta’ riskju u emerġenzi umanitarji L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jieħdu, skont l-obbligi tagħhom taħt id-dritt internazzjonali, inkluż id-dritt internazzjonali umanitarju u d- dritt internazzjonali dwar id-drittijiet umani, kull miżura neċessarja biex jassiguraw il-protezzjoni u s-sigurtà ta’ persuni b’diżabilità f’sitwazzjonijiet ta’ riskji, inkluż sitwazzjonijiet ta’ konflitti armati, emerġenzi umanitarji u meta jkun hemm diżastri naturali.
Artikolu 12 - Għarfien ugwali quddiem il-liġi 1.

L-Istati Msieħba jaffermaw mill-ġdid li persuni id-dritt għall-għarfien kullimkien bħala b’diżabilità għandhom persuni quddiem il-ligi.

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L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jagħrfu li persuni b’diżabilità jgawdu mill-kapaċità legali fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn f’kull aspett tal-ħajja.

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L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jieħdu miżuri xierqa biex jipprovdu aċċess lil persuni b’diżabilità, bħal l-appoġġ li huma jista’ jkollhom bżonn biex jeżerċitaw il-kapacità legali tagħhom.

4. jħallux isir abbuż.
Dawn li miżuri relatati mal-eżerċizzju L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jassiguraw li kull miżura relatata mal-eżerċizzju tal-kapaċità legali tipprovdi salvagwardji xierqa u effettivi skont id-dritt internazzjonali dwar id-drittijiet umani is-salvagwardji għandhom biex ma jassiguraw legali tal-kapaċità jirrispettaw id-drittijiet, ir-rieda u l-preferenzi tal-persuna, ikunu ħielsa minn konflitt ta’ interess u influwenza mhux xierqa, huma proporzjonati u mfassla skont iċ-ċirkostanzi tal-persuna, japplikaw għall-iqsar żmien possibbli u huma soġġetti għal reviżjoni minn awtorità kompetenti, indipendenti u imparzjali jew entità ġuridika.
Is- salvagwardji għandhom ikunu proporzjonati għall-grad li dawn jaffettwaw id-drittijiet u l-interessi tal-persuna.

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Bla ħsara għad-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ dan l-artikolu, l-Istati Msieħba għandhom jieħdu miżuri xierqa u effettivi biex jassiguraw id-dritt ugwali ta’ persuni b’diżabilità li jkollhom u li jirtu proprjetà, li jikkontrollaw l-affarijiet finanzjarji tagħhom u li jkollhom aċċess indaqs biex jieħdu self mill-banek, mortgages u forom oħra ta’ kreditu finanzjarju, u għandhom jassiguraw li persuni b’diżabilità ma jkunux imċaħħda b’mod arbitrarju mill-proprjetà tagħhom.

Artikolu 13 - Aċċess għall-ġustizzja 1.


L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jassiguraw aċċess effettiv VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 498 għall-gustizzja lil persuni b’diżabilità fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn, inkluż billi jkun hemm modifiki proċedurali u skont l-età, biex jiġi ffaċilitat ir-rwol effettiv tagħhom bħala parteċipanti diretti u indiretti, inkluż li jaġixxu bħala xiehda, fil-proċeduri legali kollha, inkluż fl- istadji investigattivi u preliminari oħra.

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Biex jgħinu sabiex jiġi assigurat l-aċċess effettiv għall- ġustizzja minn persuni b’diżabilità, l-Istati Msieħba għandhom jippromwovu taħriġ xieraq lil dawk li jaħdmu fil-qasam tal- amministrazzjoni tal-ġustizzja inkluż il-pulizija u l-ħaddiema fil- ħabsijiet.

Artikolu 14 - Libertà u sigurtà tal-persuna 1.


L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jassiguraw li persuni b’diżabilità, fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn: (a) igawdu d-dritt għal-libertà u s-sigurtà tal-persuna; (b) ma jkunx hemm ċaħda mil-libertà tagħhom b’mod illegali jew arbitrarju, u li kull ċaħda tal-libertà tkun konformi mal-liġi, u li l-eżistenza ta’ diżabilità m’għandha fl-ebda każ tiġġustifika ċ-ċaħda tal-libertà.

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L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jassiguraw li jekk persuni b’diżabilità jiġu mċaħħda mil-libertà taghhom permezz ta’ xi proċess, huma, fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn, ikunu intitolati għal garanziji skont id-dritt internazzjonali dwar id-drittijiet umani u għandhom jiġu ttrattati b’mod konformi mal-obbjettivi u l-prinċipji ta’ din il- Konvenzjoni, inkluż bil-provdiment ta’ modifika ragonevoli.

Artikolu 15 - Ħelsien mit-tortura jew minn trattament jew kastig krudil, inuman jew degradanti 1.
Ħadd m’għandu jkun suġġett għal tortura jew trattament jew kastig krudil, inuman jew degradanti.

B’mod partikolari, ħadd m’għandu jkun suġġett mingħajr il-kunsens ħieles tiegħu jew tagħha għal sperimentazzjoni medika jew xjentifika.

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L-Istati Msieħba għandhom l-miżuri effettivi leġislattivi, amministrattivi, ġuridiċi u oħrajn biex ma jħallux li persuni b’diżabilità, fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn, ikunu suġġetti għal tortura jew trattament jew kastig krudil, inuman jew degradanti.
jieħdu Artikolu 16 - Ħelsien mill-esplojtazzjoni, il-vjolenza u l-abbuż 1.

L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jieħdu kull miżura xierqa leġislattiva, amministrattiva, soċjali, edukattiva u oħrajn biex VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 499 jipproteġu lil persuni b’diżabilità kemm fid-dar kif ukoll barra mid- dar, minn kull forma ta’ esplojtazzjoni, vjolenza u abbuż, inkluż aspetti bbażati fuq is-sess tagħhom.

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L-Istati Msieħba għandhom ukoll jieħdu miżuri xierqa biex jipprevjenu kull forma ta’ esplojtazzjoni, vjolenza u abbuż billi jassiguraw, inter alia, forom ta’ assistenza u appoġġ lil persuni b’diżabilità, il-familji tagħhom u dawk li jieħdu ħsiebhom u li dawn il-mizuri jkunu sensittivi għas-sess u l-età tagħhom, inkluż permezz tal-għoti ta’ informazzjoni u edukazzjoni kif tevita, tagħraf u tirrapporta każijiet ta’ esplojtazzjoni, vjolenza u abbuż.
L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jassiguraw li s-servizzi ta’ protezzjoni jkunu sensittivi għall-età, is-sess u d-diżabilità.

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Biex jigi evitat li jkun hemm xi forma ta’ esplojtazzjoni, vjolenza u abbuż, l-Istati Msieħba għandhom jassiguraw li l- faċilitajiet u l-programmi ddisinjati biex iservu persuni b’diżabilità jkunu mmonitorjati b’mod effettiv minn awtoritajiet indipendenti.

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L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jieħdu kull miżura xierqa biex jippromwovu l-fejqan, ir-riabilitazzjoni u l-integrazzjoni soċjali mill- ġdid ta’ persuni b’diżabilità li jkunu vittmi ta’ xi forma ta’ esplojtazzjoni, vjolenza jew abbuż, inkluż bil-provdiment ta’ servizzi protettivi.

Il-fejqan u l-integrazzjoni mill-ġdid għandhom isiru tal-persuna f’ambjent nnifisha, id-dinjità u l-awtonomija tal-persuna u jieħu konsiderazzjoni tal-bżonnijiet skont is-sess u l-età.
jindokra s-saħħa, il-welfare, ir-rispett li 5.

L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jagħmlu liġijiet u policies effettivi, inkluż dawk iffokati fuq in-nisa u t-tfal, biex jassiguraw li każijiet ta’ esplojtazzjoni, vjolenza u abbuż kontra persuni b’diżabilità jiġu identifikati, investigati u, meta xieraq, proċessati.

Artikolu 17 - Protezzjoni għall-integrità tal-persuna Kull persuna b’diżabilità għandha dritt għar-rispett tal-integrità fizika u mentali tagħha fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn.
Artikolu 18 - Libertà tal-moviment u n-nazzjonalità 1.
L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jirrikonoxxu d-drittijiet ta’ persuni b’diżabilità għal-libertà tal-moviment, għal-libertà li jagħżlu r-residenza tagħhom u għan-nazzjonalità, fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn, inkluż billi jiġi assigurat li persuni b’diżabilità: (a) jibdlu n- nazzjonalità u ma jkunux imċaħħda min-nazzjonalità tagħhom jakkwistaw u Għandhom id-dritt li VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 500 b’mod arbitrarju jew fuq bażi ta’ diżabilità; (b) Ma jkunux imċaħħda, fuq bażi ta’ diżabilità, mill- kapaċità’ tagħhom li jiksbu, ikollhom u juzaw dokumentazzjoni dwar in-nazzjonalità tagħhom jew dokumentazzjoni oħra ta’ identifikazzjoni, jew li juzaw proċessi relevanti bħal ma huma proċeduri ta’ immigrazzjoni, li jkunu meħtieġa biex jiffaċilitaw l-eżerċizzju tad-dritt għal-libertà tal-moviment; (ċ) Huma ħielsa li jitilqu minn pajjiż, inkluż dak tagħhom; (d) Ma imċaħħda, b’mod arbitrarju minħabba d-diżabilità, mid-dritt li jidħlu f’pajjiżhom stess.
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Tfal f’diżabilità ghandhom ikunu registrati immedjatament wara li jitwieldu u għandu jkollhom id-dritt mit-twelid għal isem, id- dritt li jakkwistaw nazzjonalità u, sa fejn hu possibbli, id-dritt li jkunu jafu min huma l-ġenituri tagħhom u li dawn jieħdu ħsiebhom.
Artikolu 19 - Ħajja indipendenti u l-inklużjoni fil-komunità L-Istati Msieħba għal din il-Konvenzjoni jagħrfu d-dritt ugwali li kull persuna b’diżabilità tgħix fil-komunità, b’għażliet ugwali daqs l-oħrajn, u għandhom jieħhdu miżuri effettivi u xierqa biex jiffaċilitaw it-tgawdija sħiħa minn persuni b’diżabilità ta’ dan id-dritt u l-inkluzjoni u l-parteċipazzjoni sħiħa tagħhom fil-komunità, inkluż billi jiġu assigurati li: (a) Persuni b’diżabilità li jagħżlu l-post tar-residenza u fejn u ma’ min jgħixu fuq bażi jgħixu ugwali mal-oħrajn u f’arranġament ta’ għajxien partikolari: jkunux obbligati l-opportunità jkollhom li ma li (b) Persuni b’diżabilità jkollhom aċċess għal varjetà ta’ servizzi fid-dar residenzjali u servizzi oħra ta’ appoġġ fil- komunità, u li jipprevjenu l-iżolament u s-segregazzjoni mill- komunità; (ċ) Servizzi u facilitajiet fil-komunità għall-pubbliku ġenerali għandhom ikunu miftuħa fuq bażi ugwali għal persuni b’diżabilità u jirrispondu għall-bżonnijiet tagħhom.
Artikolu 20 - Mobilità personali L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jieħdu miżuri effettivi biex jassiguraw il-mobilità personali bl-indipendenza l-aktar possibbli tal- persuni b’diżabilità, inkluż billi: VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 501 (a) Jiffaċilitaw ta’ persuni b’diżabilità bil-mod u fil-ħin tal-għażla tagħhom u bi prezz li jista’ jintlaħaq; il-mobilità personali (b) Jiffaċilitaw l-aċċess għall-persuni b’diżabilità għal għajnuniet ta’ mobilità, apparat u teknoloġiji assistivi ta’ kwalità u forom ta’ assistenza u intermedjarji umani, inkluż billi jkunu bi prezz li jista’ jintlaħaq; (ċ) Jipprovdu taħriġ dwar ħiliet ta’ mobilità lil persuni b’diżabilità u lil ħaddiema speċjalizzati li jaħdmu ma’ persuni b’diżabilità; (d) Jinkoraġġixxu entitajiet li jipproduċu għajnuniet ta’ mobilità, jieħdu apparat f’konsiderazzjoni l-aspetti kollha ta’ mobilità ta’ persuni b’diżabilità.
teknoloġiji assistivi li u Artikolu 21 - Libertà tal-espressjoni u l-opinjoni u l-aċċess għall-informazzjoni L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jieħdu kull miżura xierqa biex jassiguraw li persuni b’diżabilità jistgħu jeżerċitaw id-dritt għal- libertà tal-espressjoni u opinjoni, inkluż il-libertà li jfittxu, jirċievu u jagħtu informazzjoni u ideat fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn u permezz ta’ kull forma ta’ komunikazzjoni tal-għażla tagħhom, kif imfisser fl- Artikolu 2 ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni, inkluż billi: Jipprovdu informazzjoni maħsuba għall-pubbliku (a) ġenerali f’formati aċċessibbli u lil persuni b’diżabilità teknoloġiji xierqa għal diżabilitajiet differenti mingħajr dewmien u mingħajr spiża addizzjonali; (b) Jaċċettaw u jiffaċilitaw l-użu tal-lingwi tas-sinjali, Braille, komunikazzjoni awmentattiva u alternattiva, u kull mezz, mod jew format ieħor aċċessibbli ta’ komunikazzjoni tal- għażla tagħhom minn persuni b’diżabilità meta jkollhom laqgħat jew komunikazzjoni oħra uffiċjali; (ċ) Iħeġġu entitajiet privati li jipprovdu servizzi lill- pubbliku ġenerali, inkluż permezz tal-Internet, li jipprovdu informazzjoni u servizzi f’formati aċċessibbli u li jistgħu jintużaw minn persuni b’diżabilità; (d) Jinkoraġġixu lil media tal-massa, inkluż dawk li jipprovdu l-informazzjoni permezz tal-Internet, biex jagħmlu s- servizzi tagħhom aċċessibbli għal persuni b’diżabilità; VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 502 (e) Jagħrfu u jippromwovu l-użu tal-lingwi tas-sinjali.
Artikolu 22 - Rispett għall-privatezza 1.

L-ebda persuna b’diżabilità, ikun fejn itkun il-post ta’ residenza jew l-arrangament ta’ għajxien tagħha, m’għandha tkun suġġetta għal interferenza b’mod arbitrarju jew illegali għall- privatezza, il-familja, id-dar jew il-korrispondenza jew tipi oħrajn ta’ komunikazzjoni jew għal attakki illegali għall-unur u r-reputazzjoni tagħha.

Persuni b’diżabilità għandhom id-dritt għall-protezzjoni tal- liġi kontra interferenzi jew attakki bħal dawn.

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L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jipproteġu l-privatezza ta’ informazzjoni personali u dwar is-saħħa u riabilitazzjoni ta’ persuni b’diżabilità fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn.

Artikolu 23 - Rispett għad-dar u l-familja 1.
L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jieħdu miżuri effettivi u xierqa biex jeliminaw diskriminazzjoni kontra persuni b’diżabilità f’kull ħaġa relatata maż-żwieġ, il-familja, li tkun genitur u r-relazzjonijiet, fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn, sabiex jassiguraw li: (a) Id-dritt li kull persuna b’diżabilità li ghandha l-età li tista’ tiżżewweġ u tifforma familja fuq bażi ta’ kunsens liberu u sħiħ mill-għarajjes li jixtiequ jagħmlu dan ikun rikonoxxut; (b) Id-dritt li persuni b’diżabilità li jiddeċiedu b’mod ħieles u responsabbli fuq in-numru ta’ wlied u ż-żmien bejn wild u ieħor jew oħrajn tagħhom u li jkollhom aċċess għal informazzjoni xierqa skont l-età, għal edukazzjoni dwar ir- riproduzzjoni u l-ippjanar tal-familja, u li l-mezzi neċessarji li jassigurawhom li jeżerċitaw dawn id-drittijiet huma pprovduti; (ċ) Persuni b’diżabilità, inklużi tfal, iżommu l-fertilità tagħhom fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn.
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L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jassiguraw id-drittijiet u r- responsabilitajiet ta’ persuni b’diżabilità fir-rigward ta’ guardianship, wardship, trusteeship, adozzjoni ta’ tfal u istituzzjonijiet simili, fejn dawn il-kunċetti jeżistu fil-leġislazzjoni nazzjonali; f’kull każ l-aħjar interess tat-tifel jew tifla għandu jkunu l-ogħla interess.

L-Istati Msieħba għandhom joffru assistenza xierqa lill-persuni b’diżabilità biex lil uliedhom.

jerfgħu r-responsabilitajiet biex jistgħu irabbu ikunu 3.
L-Istati Msieħba ghandhom jassiguraw li t-tfal b’diżabilità jkollhom drittijiet ugwali fir-rigward tal-ħajja tal-familja.

Bil-għan li VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 503 dawn id-drittijiet jiġu realizzati, u biex jipprevjenu l-ħabi, l- abbandun, in-negliġenza u s-segregazzjoni ta’ tfal b’diżabilità, l-Istati Msieħba għandhom jipprovdu informazzjoni komprensiva u bikrija, servizzi u appoġġ lil tfal f’diżabilità u l-familji tagħhom.

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L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jassiguraw t-tfal ma li tagħhom kontra r-rieda għandhomx jiġu separati mill-ġenituri tagħhom, hlief meta awtoritajiet kompetenti, bla ħsara għar-reviżjoni ġuridika, jiddeterminaw, skont il-liġijiet u l-proċeduri applikabbli, li separazzjoni bħal din hi neċessarja fl-aqwa interessi tat-tifel jew tifla.
Fl-ebda każ it-tifel jew tifla m’għandu jew m’għandha jiġi jew tiġi separat jew separata a mill-ġenituri tiegħu jew tagħha minħabba d- diżabilità tiegħu jew tagħha jew ta’ wieħed jew waħda jew taż-żewġ ġenituri.

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L-Istati Msieħba għandhom, meta l-familja immedjata ma tistax tieħu ħsieb tifel jew tifla b’diżabilità, jagħmlu kull sforz biex jipprovdi kura alternattiva fi ħdan il-familja wiesgħa tat-tifel jew tifla, u meta dan ma jirnexxix, fi ħdan il-komunità f’ambjent ta’ familja.
Artikolu 24 - Edukazzjoni 1.

L-Istati Msieħba jagħrfu d-dritt tal-persuni b’diżabilità għall-edukazzjoni.
Bil-għan id-dritt mingħajr diskriminazzjoni u fuq bażi ta’ opportunitajiet indaqs, l-Istati Msieħba għandhom jassiguraw sistema edukattva inklużiva f’kull livell u edukazzjoni matul il-ħajja kollha mmirata biex jintlaħaq: jintlaħaq dan li (a) L-iżvilupp sħiħ tal-potenzjal uman u s-sens ta’ dinjità u ta’ valur tal-persuna nnifsha, u t-tisħiħ tar-rispett tad- drittijiet umani, il-libertajiet fundamentali u d-diversità umana; (b) L-iżvilupp minn persuni b’diżabilità tal-personalità, it-talenti u l-kreattività tagħhom, kif ukoll il-kapaċitajiet mentali u fiżiċi tagħhom, sal-massimu tal-potenzjal tagħhom; (ċ) Jappoġġjaw persuni b’diżabilità biex jipparteċipaw b’mod effettiv f’soċjetà ħielsa.
2. jassiguraw li: Biex dan id-dritt jitwettaq, l-Istati Msieħba għandhom (a) Persuni b’diżabilità ma jkunux esklużi mis-sistema edukattiva ġenerali minħabba d-diżabilità tagħhom, u li tfal b’diżabilità ma jkunux esklużi minn edukazzjoni primarja mingħajr ħlas u obbligatorja, jew minn edukazzjoni sekondarja, minħabba d-diżabilità tagħhom; VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 504 (b) Persuni b’diżabilità jistgħu jingħataw edukazzjoni inklużiva, ta’ kwalità u minghajr ħlas fil-livell primarju u sekondarju fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn fil-komunitajiet fejn jgħixu; (ċ) Modifiki individwu jiġu pprovduti; raġonevoli skont il-bżonnijiet tal- (d) Persuni b’diżabilità jirċievu l-appoġġ meħtieġ, fi ħdan is-sistema edukattiva ġenerali, biex tiġi faċilitata l- edukazzjoni effettiva tagħhom; (e) Miżuri ta’ appoġġ effettivi u individwalizzati jiġu provduti f’ambjenti li jimmassimizzaw l-iżvilupp akkademiku u soċjali, konsistenti mal-għan ta’ inklużjoni sħiħa.
3. għandhom L-Istati Msieħba persuni b’diżabilità biex jingħataw it-tagħlim f’ħiliet ta’ żvilupp soċjali u tal- għajxien, li jiffaċilitaw il-parteċipazzjoni sħiħa u ugwali tagħhom fl- edukazzjoni u bħala membri tal-komunità.
Għal dan il-għan, l-Istati Msieħba għandhom jieħdu miżuri xierqa, li jinkludu: jappoġġjaw (a) Jiffaċilitaw it-tagħlim tal-Braille, kitba alternattiva, modi alternattivi u awmentattivi, mezzi u ta’ komunikazzjoni u ħiliet ta’ orjentazzjoni u mobilità, u li jiffaċilitaw appoġġ u mentoring minn sħabhom; formati (b) Jiffaċilitaw it-tagħlim tal-lingwa tas-sinjali u l- promozzjoni ta’ identità lingwistika tal-komunità tat-torox; (ċ) Jassiguraw li l-edukazzjoni ta’ persuni, b’mod partikolari tat-tfal li huma għomja, torox, u torox-għomja, tingħata bil-lingwi, il-modi u l-mezzi ta’ komunikazzjoni l-aktar xierqa għall-individwu, u f’ambjenti li jimmassimizzaw l- iżvilupp akkademiku u soċjali.
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Biex jgħinu sabiex jassiguraw it-twettiq ta’ dan id-dritt, l- Istati Msieħba għandhom jieħdu miżuri xierqa biex jimpjegaw għalliema, inkluż għalliema b’diżabilità, li huma kkwalifikati fil- lingwa tas-sinjali u, jew Braille, u li jħarrġu professjonisti u staff li jaħdmu fil-livelli kollha tal-edukazzjoni.
Dan it-taħriġ għandu jinkorpora għarfien dwar id-diżabilità u l-użu xieraq ta’ modi awmentattivi u alternattivi, mezzi u forom ta’ komunikazzjoni, sistemi u materjal edukattiv li jappoġġjaw persuni b’diżabilità.

5. li persuni b’diżabilità jistgħu jingħataw l-edukazzjoni terzjarja ġenerali, taħriġ L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jassiguraw VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 505 vokazzjonali, edukazzjoni għall-adulti u tagħlim matul il-ħajja kollha mingħajr diskriminazzjoni u fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn.
Għal dan il- għan, l-Istati Msieħba għandhom jassiguraw li modifiki raġonevoli jiġi pprovduti lil persuni b’diżabilità.

Artikolu 25 - Is-saħħa L-Istati Msieħba jagħrfu li persuni b’diżabilità g]andhom id- dritt g]at-tgawdija ta’ standard l-aktar għoli possibbli ta’ saħħa mingħajr diskriminazzjoni minħabba d-diżabilità.
L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jieħdu l-miżuri xierqa biex jassiguraw l-aċċess tal-persuni b’diżabilità għal servizzi li huma sensittivi għal tas-saħħa kwistjonijiet bejn is-sessi, inkluż ir-riabilitazzjoni relatata mas-saħħa.
B’mod partikolari, l-Istati Msieħba għandhom: (a) Jipprovdu lill-persuni b’diżabilità kura dwar is- saħħa u programmi mingħajr ħlas jew bi ħlas li jista’ jintlaħaq, li jkollhom l-istess firxa, kwalità u standard li huma pprovduti lil persuni oħra, tas-saħħa sesswali u riproduttivi u progammi dwar saħħa pubblika bbażata fuq il- popolazzjoni; inkluż fl-oqsma (b) Jipprovdu dawk is-servizzi ta’ saħħa meħtieġa minn persuni b’diżabilità speċifikament minħabba d-diżabilitajiet tagħhom, inkluż l-identifikazzjoni u interventi bikrija kif xieraq u servizzi ddisinjati li jimminimizzaw u jipprevjenu aktar diżabilitajiet, inkluż fost it-tfal u persuni anzjani; (ċ) Jipprovdu dawn is-servizzi ta’ saħħa viċin l-aktar possibbli tal-komunitajiet tal-persuni nfushom inkluż f’postijiet rurali; (d) Jesiġu li professjonisti li jaħdmu fil-qasam tas-saħħa jipprovdu kura tal-istess kwalità lil persuni b’diżabilità bħal oħrajn, inkluż fuq bażi ta’ kunsens ħieles u infurmat minn, inter alia, għarfien akbar tad-drittijiet umani, id-dinjità, l-awtonomija u l-bżonnijiet ta’ persuni b’diżabilità permezz ta’ taħriġ u l- promulgazzjoni ta’ standards etiċi dwar il-kura tas-saħħa pubblika u privata; (e) Jipprojbixxu diskriminazzjoni persuni b’diżabilità fil-provdiment ta’ assigurazzjoni dwar is-saħħa, u assigurazzjoni fuq il-ħajja meta din l-assigurazzjoni hi permessa mil-liġijiet nazzjonali, li għandhom ikunu pprovduti b’mod ġust u raġonevoli; kontra (f) Ma jippermettux iċ-ċaħda diskriminatorja ta’ VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 506 servizzi ta’ saħħa jew ikel u xorb minħabba d-diżabilità.
Artikolu 26 - Abilitazzjoni u riabilitazzjoni inkluż permezz L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jieħdu miżuri effettivi u 1. xierqa, ta’ appoġġ mingħand sħabhom, biex jappoġġjaw persuni b’diżabilità li jkollhom u jżommu l-indipendenza massima, il-kapaċità sħiħa fizika, mentali, soċjali u vokazzjonali, u l- inklużjoni u l-parteċipazzjoni sħiħa fl-aspetti kollha tal-ħajja.
Għal dan il-għan, l-Istati Msieħba għandhom jorganizzaw, isaħħu u jestendu s-servizzi u l-programmi komprensivi ta’ abilitazzjoni u riabilitazzjoni, partikolarment fl-oqsma tas-saħħa, l-impjiegi, l- edukazzjoni u s-servizzi soċjali, b’tali mod li dawn is-servizzi u l- programmi jkunu: (a) Jibdew mill-istadju l-aktar bikri possibbli, u jkunu bbażati fuq valutazzjoni multidixxiplinari tal-bżonnijiet u l- kapaċitajiet tal-indivdwu; (b) Jappoġġjaw il-partecipazzjoni u l-inklużjoni fil- komunità u f’kull aspett ieħor tas-socjeta’, ikunu fuq bażi volontarja, u jkunu disponibbli għall-persuni b’diżabilità viċin l-aktar possibbli għall-komunitajiet tagħhom, inkluż f’postijiet rurali.
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L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jippromwovu l-iżvilupp tat- taħriġ inizjali u kontinwu lill-professjonisti u l-istaff li jaħdmu f’servizzi ta’ abilitazzjoni u riabilitazzjoni.

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L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jippromwovu d-disponibilità, it-tagħrif u l-użu ta’ apparat assistiv u teknoloġiji, iddisinjati għal persuni b’diżabilità, kif dawn jirrelataw mal-abilitazzjoni u r- riabilitazzjoni.

Artikolu 27 - Xogħol u Impjieg 1.


L-Istati Msieħba jagħrfu d-dritt tal-persuni b’diżabilità għax-xogħol, fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn; dan jinkludi d-dritt għall- opportunità li taqla’ l-għajxien permezz ta’ xogħol magħzul jew aċċettat b’mod hieles fis-suq tax-xogħol u ambjent tax-xogħol li hu miftuħ, inklużiv u aċċessibbli għal persuni b’diżabilità.
L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jissalvagwardjaw u jippromwovu t-twettiq tad- dritt għax-xogħol inkluż dawk li jkollhom diżabilità waqt il-kors tal- impjieg tagħhom, billi jittieħdu miżuri xierqa, inkluż permezz ta’ leġislazzjoni, biex, inter alia: (a) Jipprojbixxu diskriminazzjoni minħabba diżabilità VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 507 fir-rigward ta’ kull ħaġa li tikkonċerna kull forma ta’ impjieg, inkluż il-kondizzjonijiet għal reklutaġġ, l-għoti tal-impjieg, it- tkomplija tal-impjieg, l-avvanz fil-kariera u l-kondizzjonijiet tas-saħħa u s-sigurtà; (b) Jipproteġu d-dritt ta’ persuni b’diżabilità, fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn, għal kundizzjonijiet ġusti u favorevoli ta’ xogħol, inkluż opportunitajiet indaqs u ħlas indaqs għal xogħol tal-istess valur, kundizzjoniet ta’ xogħol siguri u b’saħħithom, inkluż il-protezzjoni minn fastidju, u rimedju għall-ilmenti; (ċ) Jassiguraw li persuni b’diżabilità jkunu jistgħu jeżercitaw id-drittijiet relatati mad-dinja tax-xogħol u tat-trade unions fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn; (d) Jissapportjaw persuni b’diżabilità li jkollhom aċċess effettiv għal programmi ġenerali teknika u vokazzjonali, servizz ta’ pjazzament u taħriġ vokazzjonali u kontinwu; ta’ gwida (e) Jippromowvu opportunitajiet ta’ xogħol u avvanz fil-karriera lil persuni b’diżabilità fis-suq tax-xogħol, kif ukoll assistenza biex ifittxu, jiksbu u jżommu impjieg; (f) Jippromovu opportunitajiet għal impjieg għal rashom, għall-intraprenditorija, għall-iżvilupp tal-koperattivi u l-bidu ta’ negozju tagħhom stess; (g) Jimpjegaw persuni b’diżabilità fis-settur pubbliku; (h) Jippromwovu l-impjieg ta’ persuni b’diżabilità fis- settur privat permzz ta’ policies u miżuri xierqa li jistgħu jinkludu programmi ta’ miżuri affermattivi, inċentivi u miżuri oħrajn; (i) Jassiguraw li l-modifiki raġonevoli jkunu pprovduti lil persuni b’diżabilità fuq il-post tax-xogħol; (j) Jippromwovu l-akkwist minn persuni b’diżabilità ta’ esperjenza fis-suq miftuħ tax-xogħol; (k) Jippromwovu u professjonali, programmi li jgħinu biex iżżomm l-impjieg u li terga’ lura għax-xogħol, għall-persuni b’diżabilità.
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L-Istati Msieħba għandhom li persuni b’diżabilità ma jinżammux fi skjavitù jew servitù, u jkunu protetti, fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn, minn xogħol sfurzat jew obbligatorju.

jassiguraw VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 508 Artikolu 28 - Livell ta’ għajxien adegwat protezzjoni soċjali 1.
L-Istati Msieħba jagħrfu d-dritt li persuni b’diżabilità jkollhom livell ta’ għajxien adegwat għalihom u għall-familji tagħhom inkluż ikel, ilbies, ħwejjeġ u dar adegwata, u għal miljorament kontinwu tal-kundizzjonijiet tal-għajxien, u għandhom jieħdu miżuri adegwati li jissalvagwardjaw u jippromwovu r- realizzazzjoni ta’ dan id-dritt mingħajr diskriminazzjoni minħabba d- diżabilità.

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L-Istati Msieħba jagħrfu li l-persuni b’diżabilità għandhom dritt għal protezzjoni soċjali u tgawdija ta’ dan id-dritt mingħajr diskriminazzjoni minħabba d-diżabilità, u għandhom jieħdu miżuri adegwati biex jissalvagwardjaw u jippromwovu t-twettiq ta’ dan id- dritt, inkluż miżuri: (a) Li jassiguraw aċċess ugwali minn persuni b’diżabilità għal servizzi ta’ ilma nadif u li jassiguraw aċċess xieraq u bi ħlas li jista’ jintlaħaq għal servizzi, apparat u assistenza oħra relatati mal-bżonnijiet tad-diżabilità; (b) Li jassiguraw aċċess minn persuni b’diżabilità, partikolarment nisa u bniet b’diżabilità, għal programmi ta’ protezzjoni soċjali u programmi li jnaqqsu l-faqar; (ċ) Li jassiguraw aċċess għall-persuni b’diżabilità u l- familji tagħhom li jgħixu f’sitwazzjonijiet ta’ faqar, għall- assistenza mill-Istat għal spejjeż relatati mad-diżabilità inkluż taħrig, counselling, assistenza finanzarja u servizzi ta’ serħan; (d) Li jassiguraw aċċess minn persuni b’diżabilità għal programmi pubbliċi ta’ djar; (e) Li jassiguraw aċċess ugwali minn persuni b’diżabilità għall-benefiċċji u l-programmi tal-irtirar.
Artikolu 29 - Parteċipazzjoni fil-ħajja pubblika u politika L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jiggarantixxu li persuni b’diżabilità jkollhom drittijiet politiċi u l-opportunità li jgawduhom fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn, u għandhom: li (a) persuni Jassiguraw b’diżabilità jistgħu jipparteċipaw b’mod effettiv u sħiħ fil-ħajja pubblika u politika fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn, direttament jew permezz tar- rapprezentanti magħżula b’mod ħieles, inkluż id-dritt u l- opportunità biex persuni b’diżabilità jivvutaw u jiġu eletti, billi inter alia: VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA (i) Jassiguraw li l-proċeduri, il-faċilitajiet u l- materjal tal-votazzjoni jkunu xierqa, aċċessibbli u faċli biex tifhimhom u tużahom; C 509 (ii) Jipproteġu d-dritt li persuni b’diżabilità jivvutaw permezz ta’ vot sigriet f’elezzjonijiet u referenda pubbliċi mingħajr intimidazzjoni, u li jkunu jistgħu jikkontestaw elezzjonijiet, effettivament ikollhom karigi u jeżerċitaw uffiċċji pubbliċi tal-gvern, jiffaċilitaw l-użu ta’ teknoloġiji assistivi u ġodda fejn xieraq; f’kull livell (iii) Jiggarantixxu l-espressjoni ħielsa tar-rieda ta’ persuni b’diżabilità bħala eletturi u għal dan il-għan, fejn meħtieġ, fuq talba tagħhom, iħallu li jkun hemm assistenza waqt il-votazzjoni ta’ persuna tal-għażla tagħhom; (b) Jippromwovu attivament ambjent li fih il-persuni b’diżabilità jistgħu jipparteċipaw b’mod effettiv u sħiħ f’attività pubblika, mingħajr diskriminazzjoni fuq bażi ugwali mal- oħrajn, u jinkoraġġixxu l-parteċipazzjoni tagħhom f’attivitajiet pubbliċi, inkluż: (i) Parteċipazzjoni u assoċjazzjonijiet mhux governattivi li għandhom x’jaqsmu mal-ħajja pubblika u politika tal-pajjiż, u f’attivitajiet u l- amministrazzjoni ta’ partiti politiċi; f’organizzazzjonijiet Jiffurmaw (ii) organizzazzjonijiet jirrappreżentaw b’diżabilità internazzjonali, nazzjonali, reġjonali u lokali.
ta’ persuni persuni u jingħaqdu b’diżabilità ma’ biex fil-livelli Artikolu 30 - Parteċipazzjoni fil-ħajja kulturali, rikreazzjoni, divertiment u sport 1.
L-Istati Msieħba jagħrfu d-dritt ta’ persuni b’diżabilità li jieħdu sehem fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn fil-ħajja kulturali, u għandhom li persuni b’diżabilità: jieħdu miżuri xierqa biex jassiguraw (a) aċċessibbli; Igawdu l-aċċess għal materjal kulturali f’formati (b) Igawdu programmi televiżivi, films, teatru u attivitajiet kulturali, f’formati aċċessibbli; (ċ) Igawdu aċċess għal postijiet fejn isiru attivitajiet jew VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 510 servizzi kulturali, bħal ma huma teatri, mużewijiet, ċinema, libreriji u servizzi turistiċi, u sa fejn hu possibbli, igawdu aċċess għal monumenti u siti ta’ importanza kulturali u nazzjonali.
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L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jieħdu miżuri xierqa li jgħinu persuni b’diżabilità biex ikollhom l-opportunità li jiżviluppaw u jutilizzaw il-kreattività, il-potenzjal artistiku u intellettwali tagħhom, mhux biss għall-beneficcju taghom infushom, imma wkoll biex is- soċjetà tkun aktar rikka.

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L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jieħdu l-miżuri xierqa kollha, skont id-dritt internazzjonali, biex jassiguraw li l-liġijiet li jipproteġu d-drittjiet dwar il-proprjetà intellettwali ma jikkostitwixxux ostakoli mhux raġonevoli u diskriminatorji biex persuni b’diżabilità jkollhom aċċess għal materjal kulturali.

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Persuni b’diżabilità għandhom ikunu intitolati, fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn, għall-għarfien u l-appoġġ tal-identità lingwistika u kulturali speċifika, inkluż il-lingwi tas-sinjali u l-kultura tat-torox.

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Bil-għan li jgħinu persuni b’diżabilità jipparteċipaw, fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn, f’attivitajiet ta’ divertiment u sportivi, l-Istati Msieħba għandhom jieħdu miżuri xierqa: (a) Biex l-akbar parteċipazzjoni possibbli ta’ persuni b’diżabilità f’attivitajiet sportivi dominanti f’kull livell; jinkoraġġixxu u jippromwovu jorganizzaw, Biex jassiguraw li l-persuni b’diżabilità jkollhom l- (b) opportunità jipparteċipaw jiżviluppaw f’attivitajiet sportivi u ta’ divertiment speċifiċi u, għal dan il- għan, jinkoraġġixxu l-proviment, fuq bażi ugwali mal-oħrajn, l- istruzzjoni, it-taħriġ u r-riżorsi xierqa; u (ċ) Biex jassiguraw li persuni b’diżabilità jkollhom ta’ isiru attivitajiet sportivi, fejn aċċess għal postijiet divertiment u turistiċi; (d) Biex jassiguraw li t-tfal b’diżabilità jkollhom aċċess ugwali ma’ tfal oħra biex jipparteċipaw fil-logħob u attivitajiet rikreattivi u ta’ divertiment u tal-isport, inkluż attivitajiet li jsiru fl-iskejjel; (e) Biex jassiguraw li persuni b’diżabilità jkollhom aċċess għal servizzi minn dawk involuti fl-organizzazzjoni ta’ attivitajiet rikreattivi, turistiċi, ta’ divertiment u sportivi.
VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA Artikolu 31 - Statistika u ġbir tal-informazzjoni 1.

L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jiġbru informazzjoni xierqa, inkluż statistika u data ta’ ricerka, biex tgħinhom jifformulaw u jimplimentaw policies biex idaħħlu fis-seħħ din il-Konvenzjoni.
Il- proċess tal-ġbir u ż-żamma tal-informazzjoni għandu: C 511 il-leġislazzjoni dwar Jikkonforma ma’ salvagwardji stabbiliti legalment, (a) inkluż tad-data, biex jassiguraw il-kunfidenzjalità u r-rispett għall-privatezza ta’ persuni b’diżabilità; il-protezzjoni (b) Jikkonforma ma’ normi internazzjonali aċċettabbli biex jipproteġu d-drittijiet umani, il-libertajiet fundamentali u l- prinċipji etiċi dwar il-ġbir u l-użu tal-istatistika.

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L-informazzjoni miġbura skontd dan l-artikolu għandha tkun imqassma kif xieraq, u tintuża biex tgħin fil-valutazzjoni tal- implimentazzjoni il- Konvenzjoni u biex jiġu identifikati u indirizzati l-ostakoli li persuni b’diżabilità jiffaċċjaw biex jeżerċitaw id-drittijiet tagħhom.

tal-Istati Msieħba skont din tal-obbligi 3.

L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jassumu r-responsabilità għat- tqassim ta’ din l-istatistika u jassiguraw l-aċċessibilità tagħha minn persuni b’diżabilità u oħrajn.
Artikolu 32 - Koperazzjoni internazzjonali 1.

L-Istati Msieħba jagħrfu l-importanza tal-koperazzjoni internazzjonali u l-promozzjoni tagħha, biex tappoġġja l-isforzi nazzjonali sabiex jitwettqu l-għanijiet u l-obbjettivi ta’ din il- Konvenzjoni, u li jieħdu miżuri xierqa u effettivi f’dan ir-rigward, bejn u fost l-Istati u, kif inhu xieraq, bi sħab ma’ organizzazzjonijiet relevanti regjonali u internazzjonali u s-socjeta’ civili, b’mod partikolari organizzazzjonijiet ta’ persuni b’diżabilità.
Dawn il-miżuri jistgħu, inter alia: (a) Jassiguraw li l-koperazzjoni internazzjonali, inkluż programmi ta’ żvilupp internazzjonali, ikunu inklużivi u aċċessibbli għal persuni b’diżabilità; (b) Jiffaċilitaw u jappoġġjaw il-kapaċità li jiżviluppaw lilhom infushom, inkluż permezz ta’ skambju u qsim ta’ informazzjoni, esperjenzi, programmi ta’ taħriġ u l-aħjar prattiċi; (ċ) Jiffaċilitaw il-koperazzjoni fir-riċerka u l-aċċess għal tagħrif xjentifiku u tekniku; VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 512 (d) Jipprovdu, skont kif inhu xieraq, assistenza teknika u ekonomika, inkluż billi jiffaċilitaw l-aċċess u l-qsim ta’ teknoloġiji assistivi u aċċessibbli u permezz ta’ trasferiment ta’ teknoloġiji.
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Id-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ dan l-artikolu huma bla preġudizzju għall-obbligi li kull Stat għandu biex josserva l-obbligi tiegħu skont din il-Konvenzjoni.

Artikolu 33 - Implimentazzjoni u monitoraġġ nazzjonali 1.
L-Istati Msieħba, skont is-sistemi organizzattivi tagħhom, għandhom jaħtru ċentru wieħed jew aktar fi ħdan il-gvern għal affarijiet relatati mal-implimentazzjoni ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni, u għandhom jagħtu konsiderazzjoni xierqa għat-twaqqif u l-ħatra ta’ mekkaniżmu kordinattiv biex jiffaċilita azzjoni relatata mas-setturi differenti u fuq livelli differenti.

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L-Istati Msieħba għandhom, skont is-sistemi legali u amministrattivi tagħhom, iżommu, isaħħu, jaħtru u jwaqqfu fi ħdan l- Istat Imsieħeb, qafas, inkluż mekkaniżmu indipendenti wieħed jew aktar, skont kif jipproteġu u jimmonitorjaw l-implimentazzjoni ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni.

Meta jaħtru jew iwaqqfu dan il-mekkaniżmu, l-Istati Msieħba għandhom jieħdu konsiderazzjoni tal-prinċipji relatati mal-istatus u l-funzjonijiet tal-istituzzjonijiet nazzjonali għall-protezzjoni u l-promozzjoni tad- drittijiet umani.
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Is-soċjetà ċivili, b’mod partikolari l-persuni b’diżabilità u l-organizzazzjonijiet rappreżentattivi tagħhom, għandhom ikunu involuti u jipparteċipaw b’mod sħiħ fil-proċess ta’ monitoraġġ.

Artikolu 34 - Kumitat dwar id-Drittijiet tal-Persuni b’Diżabilità 1.

Għandu jitwaqqaf Kumitat dwar id-Drittijiet tal-Persuni b’Diżabilità (hawnhekk msejjaħ "il-Kumitat") li għandu jwettaq il- funzjonijiet hawnhekk imsemmija.

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Il-Kumitat għandu jkun maghħmul, fiż-żmien meta din il- Konvenzjoni tidħol fis-seħħ, minn tnax-il espert.

Wara li jkun hemm sittin ratifika jew dħul addizzjonali tal-Konvenzjoni, in-numru tal- membri tal-Kumitat għandu jiżdied b’sitt membri, biex jilħaq il- massimu ta’ tmintax-il membru.

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Il-membri fil-kapaċità tal-Kumitat għandhom personali tagħhom u għandhom ikunu ta’ reputazzjoni morali għolja u ta’ kompetenza u esperjenza rikonoxxuta fil-qasam kopert minn din iservu VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA il-Konvenzjoni.

Meta jinnominaw il-kandidati tagħhom, l-Istati Msieħba jkunu mistiedna jagħtu konsiderazzjoni lid-dispożizzjonijiet li hemm fl-Artikolu 4.3 ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni.

C 513 4.
C 513 4.

Il-membri tal-Kumitat ikunu eletti mill-Istati Msieħba; tingħata konsiderazzjoni għal distribuzzjoni ġeografika ekwa, rappreżentanza ta’ forom differenti ta’ ċivilizzazzjoni u għas-sistemi prinċipali is-sessi, u parteċipazzjoni minn esperti b’diżabilità.

rappreżentanza bilanċjata bejn legali, 5.

Il-membri tal-Kumitat għandhom ikunu eletti b’vot sigriet minn lista ta’ persuni nominati mill-Istati Msieħba minn fost il- persuni nazzjonali tagħhom waqt laqgħat tal-Konferenza tal-Istati Msieħba.
F’dawn il-laqgħat, li għalihom żewġ terzi tal-Istati Msieħba għandhom jikkostitwixxu quorum, il-persuni eletti għall-Kumitat għandhom ikunu dawk li jġibu l-akbar numru ta’ voti u maġġoranza assoluta tal-voti tar-rapprezżentanti tal-Istati Msieħba preżenti u li vvutaw.

6. tal-Ġnus Magħquda għandu L-elezzjoni inizjali għandha tinżamm mhux aktar tard minn sitt xhur wara d-data tad-dħul fis-seħħ ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni.
Tal-anqas erba’ xhur qabel id-data ta’ kull elezzjoni, is-Segretarju lill-Istati Ġenerali Msieħba biex jistidinhom jissottomettu nominazzjoniet fi żmien xahrejn.

Is-Segretarju Ġenerali għandu sussegwentement jipprepara lista f’ordni alfabetika tal-persuni hekk nominati, li tindika l-Istati Msieħba li nnominawhom, u għandu jissottometti din il-lista lill-Istati Msieħba ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni.

jindirizza ittra 7.

Il-Membri tal-Kumitat għandhom ikunu eletti għal terminu ta’ erba’ snin.
Huma għandhom ikunu eliġibbli biex jerġgħu jikkontestaw darba oħra.

Madanakollu, it-terminu ta’ sitt membri eletti fl-ewwel elezzjoni għandu jiskadi wara sentejn; immedjatament wara l-ewwel elezzjoni, l-ismijiet ta’ dawn is-sitt membri għandhom jintgħażlu bil-polza miċ-chairperson tal-laqgħa, li hemm riferenza għalih fil-paragrafu 5 ta’ dan l-artikolu.

8.

L-elezzjoni tal-Kumitat għandha tinżamm fl-okkażjoni ta’ elezzjonijiet regolari, skont id- dispożizzjonijiet relevanti ta’ dan l-artikolu.
tas-sitt membri addizzjonali 9.

Jekk membru tal-Kumitat imut jew jirriżenja jew jiddikjara għal xi raġuni oħra li hu jew hi ma jistax ikompli jew ma tistax tkompli taqdi d-dmirijiet tiegħu jew tagħha, l-Istat Imsieħeb li jkun innomina l-membru għandu jaħtar espert ieħor li jippossjedi l- kwalifiki u li jilħaq r-rekwiżiti kif imniżżla fid-dispożizzjonijiet relevanti ta’ dan l-artikolu, biex iservi għall-bqija tat-terminu.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 514 10. tiegħu stess.


Il-Kumitat g]andu jistabbilixxi r-regoli tal-proċedura 11.

Is-Segretarju Ġenerali tal-Ġnus Magħquda għandu jipprovdi l-istaff u l-faċilitajiet neċessarji biex il-Kumitat ikun jista’ jaqdi b’mod effettiv il-funzjonijiet tiegħu skont din il-Konvenzjoni u għandu jlaqqa’ l-laqgħa inizjali tiegħu.

12.
12.

Bl-approvazzjoni tal-Assemblea Ġenerali, il-membri tal- Kumitat imwaqqaf skont din il-Konvenzjoni għandhom jirċievu remunerazzjoni mir-riżorsi tal-Ġnus Magħquda skont it-termini u l- kundizzjonijiet tieħu konsiderazzjoni tal-importanza tar-responsabilitajiet tal-Kumitat.

tiddeċiedi, waqt l-Assemblea tista’ li li 13.


Il-Membri tal-Kumitat għandhom ikunu intitolati għal faċilitajiet, privileġġi u immunitajiet ta’ esperti fuq missjoni għall- Ġnus Magħquda, kif imniżżla fit-taqsimiet relevanti tal-Konvenzjoni dwar il-Privileġġi u l-Immunitajiet tal-Ġnus Magħquda.

Artikolu 35 - Rapporti mill-Istati Msieħba tas-Segretarju Ġenerali 1.
Kull Stat Imsieħeb għandu jissottometti lill-Kumitat, permezz rapport komprensiv dwar il-miżuri meħuda biex jimplimentaw l-obbligi skont din il-Konvenzjoni u dwar il-progress li jkun sar f’dan ir-rigward, fi żmien sentejn mid-dħul fis-seħħ ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni għall-Istat Imsieħeb konċernat.

tal-Ġnus Magħquda, 2.

Wara dan, jissottomettu rapporti sussegwenti ta’ lanqas kull erba’ snin u aktar kull meta il- Kumitat hekk jitlob.

l-Istati Msieħba għandhom 3.


Il-Kumitat għandu jiddeċiedi kull linji gwida applikabbli għall-kontenut tar-rapporti.

4. li Stat Imsieħeb issottometta inizjali jkun komprensiv lill-Kumitat m’għandux bżonn, fir-rapport ta’ wara, jirrepeti informazzjoni li jkun ipprovda qabel.
Meta jkunu qed jippreparaw rapporti lill-Kumitat, l-Istati Msieħba huma mistiedna jikkunsidraw li jagħmlu dan b’proċess miftuħ u trasparenti u li jagħtu konsiderazzjoni xierqa lid-dispożizzjoni li hemm fl-Artikolu 4.3 ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni.

rapport 5.

Ir-rapporti jistgħu jindikaw fatturi u diffikultajiet li jaffettwaw il-grad tal-qadi tal-obbligi skont din il-Konvenzjoni.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA Artikolu 36 - Konsiderazzjoni tar-rapporti C 515 jagħmel dawk 1.
Kull rapport għandu jkun ikkunsidrat mill-Kumitat, li għandu is-suġġerimenti u rakkomandazzjonijiet ġenerali fuq ir-rapport kif iħoss xieraq u għandu jibgħathom lill-Istat Imsieħeb ikkonċernat.

L-Istat Imsieħeb jista’ jirrispondi b’kull informazzjoni li jagħżel, lill-Kumitat.

Il-Kumitat jista’ jitlob għal aktar għall- implimentazzjoni ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni.

informazzjoni mill-Istat Imsieħeb relevanti 2.


Jekk Stat Imsieħeb jittardja sew biex jissottometti rapport, il-Kumitat jista’ jinnotifika lill-Istat Imsieħeb konċernat dwar il- bżonn li jeżamina l-implimentazzjoni ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni f’dak l- Istat Imsieħeb, fuq il-bażi tal-informazzjoni li l-Kumitat ikollu, jekk ir-rapport relevanti ma jkunx sottomess fi żmien tliet xhur wara n- notifika.

Il-Kumitat għandu jistieden l-Istat Imsieħeb konċernat biex jipparteċipa f’dan l-eżami.
Jekk l-Istat Imsieħeb iwieġeb billi jissottometti r-rapport relevanti, id-dispożizzjonijiet tal-paragrafu 1 ta’ dan l-artikolu għandhom japplikaw.

3.

Ir-rapporti kollha tal-Istati Msieħba għandhom ikunu disponibbli mingħand is-Segretarju Ġenerali tal-Ġnus Magħquda.

4.

L-Istati Msieħba għandhom jagħmlu r-rapport tagħhom disponibbli b’mod wiesgħa lill-pubbliku fil-pajjiżi tagħhom stess u jiffaċilitaw l-aċċess għas-suġġerimenti u r-rakkomandazzjonijiet ġenerali relatati ma’ dawn ir-rapporti.

5.
5.

Il-Kumitat għandu jgħaddi, kif jidhirlu xieraq, lill-aġenziji speċjalizzati, fondi u programmi tal-Ġnus Magħquda, u entitajiet oħra kompetenti, rapporti minn Stati Msieħba biex jiġu indirizzati talbiet jew indikazzjoniet għal bżonn ta’ assistenza jew parir tekniku li jkun hemm r- rakkomandazzjonijiet tal-Kumitat, jekk ikun hemm, dwar dawn it- talbiet jew indikazzjonijiet.

mal-osservazzjonijiet flimkien fihom, u Artikolu 37 - Koperazzjoni bejn l-Istati Msieħba u l-Kumitat 1.
Kull Stat Imsieħeb għandu jikkopera mal-Kumitat u jassisti l-membri tiegħu biex iwettqu l-mandat tagħhom.

2.

Fir-relazzjoni mal-Istati Msieħba, il-Kumitat għandu jagħti il- konsiderazzjoni xierqa kapaċitajiet nazzjonali għall-implimentazzjoni ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni, inkluz permezz ta’ koperazzjoni internazzjonali.
l-mezzi biex lill-modi u isseddaq VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 516 Artikolu 38 - Relazzjoni tal-Kumitat ma’ entitajiet oħra Biex tisseddaq il- Konvenzjoni u tiġi inkoraġġita l-koperazzjoni internazzjonali fil- qasam kopert minn din il-Konvenzjoni: l-implimentazzjoni effettiva ta’ din (a) ta’ dawk tagħhom.
Il-Kumitat tal-implimentazzjoni L-aġenziji speċjalizzati u organi oħra tal-Ġnus Magħquda għandu jkollhom id-dritt li jkunu rappreżentati fil- kunsiderazzjoni id- dispożizzjonijiet ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni li jaqgħu fi ħdan il- mandat l-aġenziji speċjalizzati u entitajiet oħra kompetenti kif jidhirlu xieraq biex jipprovdu parir espert fl-implimentazzjoni tal-Konvenzjoni fl- oqsma li jaqgħu fi ħdan il-mandati rispettivi tagħhom.
Il- Kumitat jista’ jistieden l-aġenziji speċjalizzati u organi oħra tal- Ġnus Magħquda biex l- implimentazzjoni tal-Konvenzjoni f’oqsma li jaqgħu fi ħdan l- attivitajiet tagħhom; jissottomettu jistieden rapporti jista’ fuq (b) iħaddem jkun qed Il-Kumitat, meta il-mandat tiegħu, għandu jikkonsulta, kif inhu xieraq, ma’ entitajiet oħra relevanti mwaqqfa taħt trattati internazzjonali dwar id-drittijiet umani, bil-għan li jassigura l-konsistenza tal-linji gwida ta’ rappurtaġġ, suġġerimenti u rakkomandazzjonijiet ġenerali tagħhom u biex ma jkunx hemm duplikazzjoni u xogħol żejjed fit-twettieq tal-ħidma tagħhom.
Artikolu 39 - Rapport tal-Kumitat Il-Kumitat għandu jirrapporta kull sentenjn lill-Assemblea Ġenerali u lill-Kunsill Ekonomiku u Soċjali bl-attivitajiet tiegħu, u jista’ jagħmel suġġerimenti u rakkomandazzjonijiet ġenerali bbażati fuq l-eżaminazzjoni tar-rapporti u informazzjoni li jkun irċieva mill- Istati Msieħba.

Dawn is-suġġerimenti u r-rakkomandazzjonijiet ġenerali għandhom ikunu inklużi fir-rapport tal-Kumitat flimkien ma’ kummenti, jekk ikun hemm, mill-Istati Msieħba.
Artikolu 40 - Konferenza tal-Istati Msieħba 1.

L-Istati Msieħba għandhom regolarment f’Konferenza tal-Istati Msieħba biex jikkunsidraw kull ħaġa li tirrigwarda l-implimentazzjoni ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni.

jiltaqgħu 2.

Mhux aktar tard minn sitt xhur mid-dħul fis-seħħ ta’ din il- Konvenzjoni, il-Konferenza tal-Istati Msieħba għandha titlaqqa’ mis- Segretarju Ġenerali ta’ wara tal-Ġnus Magħquda.
għandhom jitlaqqgħu mis-Segretarju Ġenerali tal-Ġnus Magħquda ta’ Il-laqgħat VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 517 kull sentejn jew fuq deċiżjoni tal-Konferenza tal-Istati Msieħba.

Artikolu 41 - Depożitarju Is-Segretarju Ġenerali tal-Ġnus Magħquda għandu jkun id- depożitarju ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni.

Artikolu 42 - Firma Din il-Konvenzjoni tkun miftuħa għall-firma mill-Istati kollha u mill-organizzazzjonijiet reġjonali integrati fil-kwartieri tal-Ġnus Magħquda mit-30 ta’ Marzu 2007.
Artikolu 43 - Kunsens biex tkun marbut Din il-Konvenzjoni għandha tkun suġġetta għar-ratifika minn Stati firmatarji u għal konferma formali minn organizzazzjonijiet reġjonali integrati firmatarji.

Għandha tkun miftuħa għad-dħul minn kull Stat jew organizzazzjoni reġjonali integrata li ma jkunux iffirmaw l-Konvenzjoni.
Artikolu 44 - Organizzazzjonijiet Reġjonali Integrati 1. integrata" għandha "Organizzazzjoni reġjonali tfisser organizzazzjoni kostitwita minn Stati sovrani għal reġjun partikolari, li għalih l-Istati Membri tiegħu ttrasferew il-kompetenza relatata ma’ oqsma regolati minn din il-Konvenzjoni.

Dawn l-organizzazzjonijiet għandhom jiddikjaraw, fl-isturmenti ta’ konferma jew dħul formali, il-grad tal-kompetenza tagħhom fl-oqsma regolati minn din il- Konvenzjoni.
Aktar tard, huma għandhom jinfurmaw lid-depożitarju b’kull modifika sinifikanti għall-grad tal-kompetenza tagħhom.

2.

Referenzi għal "Stati Msieħba" f’din il-Konvenzjoni għandhom japplikaw għal dawn l-organizzazzjonijiet fil-limiti tal- komptenza tagħhom.

3.

Għall-għanijiet tal-Artikolu 45, paragrafu 1 u l-Artiklu 47, paragrafi 2 u 3, kull strument iddepożitat minn organizzazzjoni reġjonali integrata m’għandux jingħadd.

4.
4.

Organizzazzjonijiet reġjonali integrati, f’affarijiet li huma fi ħdan il-kompetenzi tagħhom, jistgħu jeżerċitaw id-dritt tagħhom li jivvutaw fil-Konferenza tal-Istati Msieħba, b’numru ta’ voti ugwali għan-numru tal-Istati membri tagħhom li huma Msieħba għal din il- Konvenzjoni.

Organizzazzjoni bħal din ma għandhiex teżerċita d-dritt li tivvota jekk xi membru Stat minn tagħha jeżerċita d-dritt tiegħu u viċi versa.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 518 Artikolu 45 - Dħul fis-seħħ 1.
Din il-Konvenzjoni għandha tidħol fis-seħħ fit-tlettax-il ġurnata wara d-depożitu tal-għoxrin strument ta’ ratifika jew dħul.

2.

Għal kull Stat jew organizzazzjoni reġjonali integrata li jirrattifkaw, jikkonfermaw formalment jew jidħlu fil-Konvenzjoni wara d-depożitu ta’ għoxrin strument bħal dan, il-Konvenzjoni għandha tidħol fis-seħħ fit-tlettax-il ġurnata wara d-depożitu tal- isturmenti tiegħu stess.

Artikolu 46 - Riservi 1.


Riservi inkompattibbli mal-obbjettivi u l-ghanijiet ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni m’għandhomx jiġu permessi.

2.

Ir-riservi jistgħu jiġu rtirati f’kull ħin.

Artikolu 47 - Emendi 1. li tissejjaħ konferenza L-Istati Msieħba jistgħu jipproponu emenda għal din il- Konvenzjoni u jissottomettuha lis-Segretarju Ġenerali tal-Ġnus Magħquda.
Is-Segretarju Ġenerali għandu jikkomunika xi emendi proposti lill-Istati Msieħba, b’talba biex ikun notifikat jekk huma li jaqblux tikkunsidra u tiddeċiedi dwar il-proposti.

F’każ li, fi żmien erba’ xhur mid-data ta’ komunikazzjoni bħal din, tal-anqas terz tal-Istati Msieħba jkunu favur konferenza bħal din, is-Segretarju Ġenerali għandu jlaqqa’ l-konferenza taħt il-patroċinju tal-Ġnus Magħquda.
L- emendi, li jkunu adottati b’maġġoranza ta’ żewġ terzi tal-Istati Msieħba preżenti u li vvutaw, għandhom jiġu sottomessi mis- Segretarju Ġenerali lill-Assemblea Ġenerali għall-approvazzjoni u wara dan lill-Istati Imsiehba kollha għall-aċċettazzjoni.

tal-Istati Msieħba bil-għan 2.


Emenda adottata u approvata skont il-pragrafu 1 ta’ dan l- artikolu għandha tidħol fis-seħħ fit-tlettax-il ġurnata wara li n-numru ta’ strumenti ta’ aċċettazzjoni ddepożitati jilħaq żewġ terzi tan-numru tal-Istati Msieħba fid-data tal-adozzjoni tal-emenda.

Wara dan, l- emenda għandha tidħol fis-seħħ għal kull Stat Imsieħeb fit-tlettax-il ġurnata wara d-depożitu tal-istrument ta’ adozzjoni tagħha stess.
L- emenda għandha torbot biss lil dawk l-Istati Msieħba li jkunu aċċettawha.

3.
3.

Jekk il-Konferenza tal-Istati Msieħba tiddeċiedi hekk b’konsensus, l-emendi adottati u approvati skont il-paragrafu 1 ta’ dan l-artikolu li jittratta esklużivament l-artikoli 34, 38, 39 u 40 għandhom jidħlu fis-seħħ għall-Istati Msieħba kollha fit-tlettax-il VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 519 ġurnata wara li n-numru ta’ strumenti ta’ aċċettazzjoni ddepożitati jilħaq iż-żewġ terzi tan-numru tal-Istati Msieħba fid-data tal- adozzjoni tal-emenda.
Artikolu 48 - Denunzja L-Istati Msieħba jistgħu jiddenunzjaw din il-Konvenzjoni permezz ta’ notifika bil-miktub lis-Segretarju Ġenerali tal-Ġnus Magħquda.

Id-denunzja għandha ssir effettiva sena wara d-data minn meta s-Segretarju Ġenerali jkun irċieva n-notifika.

Artikolu 49 - Formati aċċessibbli It-test ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni ikun jista’ jinkiseb f’formati aċċessibbli.
Artikolu 50 - Testi awtentiċi It-testi ta’ din il-Konvenzjoni bl-Għarbi, biċ-Ċiniż, bl-Ingliż, bil-Franċiż, bir-Russu u bl-Ispanjol għandhom jitqiesu bħala awtentii indaqs.

ta’ dan B’xiehda iffirmati, debitament awtorizzati għal dan mill-Gvernijiet rispettivi tagħhom, iffirmaw din il-Konvenzjoni.

il-plenipotenzjarji hawn taħt VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 520 IT-TIENI SKEDA Protokoll Mhux Obbligatorju għall-Konvenzjoni dwar id-Drittijiet tal-Persuni b’Diżabilità.
L-Istati Msieħba għal dan il-Protokoll jaqblu fuq dan li ġej: Artikolu 1 ("il-Kumitat") il-kompetenza tal-Kumitat dwar li Stat Imsieħeb għal dan il-Protokoll ("Stat Imsieħeb") 1. tal-Persuni jagħraf b’Diżabilità jikkunsidra komunikazzjonijiet minn u għan-nom ta’ individwi jew gruppi ta’ individwi skont il-ġurizdizzjoni tiegħu, li jsostnu li huma vittmi ta’ vjolazzjoni minn Stat Imsieħeb tad-dispożizzjonijiet ta’ din il- Konvenzjoni.

it-Drittijiet jirċievi u 2.


Il-Kumitat ma jista’ jirċievi l-ebda komunikazzjoni jekk din tkun tikkonċerna Stat Imsieħeb tal-Konvenzjoni li ma jkunx imsieħeb f’dan il-Protokoll.
Artikolu 2 Il-Kumitat għandu jikkunsidra li komunikazzjoni ma tkunx ammissibbli meta: (a) Il-komunikazzjoni tkun anonima; (b) tikkostitwixxi abbuż Il-komunikazzjoni għas-sottomissjoni il-komunikazzjonijiet ta’ dawn inkompatibbli mad-dispożizzjonijiet tal-Konvenzjoni; tad-dritt jew hi (ċ) L-istess tema tkun digà ġiet eżaminata mill-Kumitat jew tkun qed tiġi eżaminata taħt xi proċedura oħra ta’ investigazzjoni jew ftehim internazzjonali; (d) Kull rimedju disponibbli lokalment ma jkunx għadu tkun l- ġie eżawrit.
Din m’għandhiex applikazzjoni għar-rimedji imtawla b’mod mhux tkun raġonevoli jew mhux probabbli li twassal għal konklużjoni effettiva; ir-regola meta (e) Tkun mhux fondata b’mod ċar jew mhux sostanzjata b’mod suffiċjenti; jew meta (f) Il-fatti li jkunu s-suġġett tal-komunikazzjoni jkunu ġraw qabel ikun daħal fis-seħħ dan il-Protokoll għall-Istat Imsieħeb konċernat sakemm dawn il-fatti ma jkunux komplew VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 521 wara dik id-data.
Artikolu 3 Bla ħsara għad-dispożizzjonijiet tal-artikolu 2 ta’ dan il- Protokoll, jġib għall- il-Kumitat għandu b’mod kunfidenzjali attenzjoni tal-Istat Imsieħeb kull komunikazzjoni sottomessa lilu.

Fi żmien sitt xhur, l-Istat li jkun irċieva xi komunikazzjoni għandu jissottometti lill-Kumitat spjegazzjonijiet jew stqarrijiet bil-miktub biex jiċċara dik it-tema u r-rimedji, jekk ikun il-każ, li jistgħu jkunu ttieħdu minn dak l-Istat.

Artikolu 4 1.
Artikolu 4 1.

Kull ħin wara li jkun irċieva xi komunikazzjoni u qabel ma jkun iddetermina fuq il-merti, il-Kumitat jista’ jittrasmetti għal konsiderazzjoni urġenti lill-Istat Imsieħeb konċernat talba biex l-Istat Imsieħeb jieħu miżuri temporanji li jistgħu jkunu meħtieġa biex jiġu evitati danni tal-allegata vjolazzjoni.

jew vittimi irreparabbli lill-vittma 2.


Meta l-Kumitat jeżerċita d-diskrezzjoni tiegħu skont il- paragrafu 1 ta’ dan l-artikolu, dan ma jimplikax id-determinazzjoni dwar l-ammissibilità jew fuq il-merti tal-komunikazzjoni.

Artikolu 5 Il-Kumitat għandu jżomm laqgħat fil-magħluq meta jeżamina komunikazzjonijiet skont dan il-Protokoll.

Wara li jkun eżamina komunikazzjoni, suġġerimenti u rakkomandazzjonijiet, jekk ikun il-każ, lill-Istat Imsieħeb konċernat u lil min ikun għamel il-petizzjoni.
il-Kumitat għandu jagħmel Artikolu 6 1. id-drittijiet misjuba Jekk il-Kumitat jirċievi informazzjoni ta’ min jorbot fuqha li tindika vjolazzjonijiet gravi jew sistematiċi minn Stat Imsieħeb il-Kumitat għandu dwar jistieden tal- informazzjoni u għal dan il-għan jissottometti osservazzjonijiet dwar l-informazzjoni konċernata.

fl-eżaminazzjoni fil-Konvenzjoni, l-Istat biex jikkopera lil dak 2.
Waqt li jieħu konsiderazzjoni ta’ kull osservazzjoni li tista’ tiġi sottomessa mill-Istat Imsieħeb konċernat kif ukoll kull informazzjoni oħra ta’ min jorbot fuqha dwarha, il-Kumitat jista’ jinkariga membru wieħed jew aktar biex jagħmel inkjesta u jirrapporta b’mod urġenti lill-Kumitat.

Meta meħtieġ u bil-kunsens tal-Istat Imsieħeb, l-inkjesta tista’ tinkludi żjara fit-territorrju tiegħu.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 522 3.


Wara li jeżamina r-riżultati ta’ inkjesta bħal din, il-Kumitat għandu jittrasmetti dak li jkun sab lill-Istat Imsieħeb ikkonċernat flimkien ma’ kummenti jew rakkomandazzjonijiet.

4. jirċievi r-riżultati, L-Istat Imsieħeb konċernat għandu, fi żmien sitt xhur minn meta il-kummenti u r-rakkomandazzjonijiet trasmessi mill-Kumitat, jissottometti l-osservazzjonijiet tiegħu lill- Kumitat.

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5.

Dawn l-inkjesti għandhom isiru b’mod kunfidenzjali u għandha tintalab il-koperazzjoni tal-Istat Imsieħeb f’kull stadju tal- proċeduri.

Artikolu 7 1.

Il-Kumitat jista’ jistieden l-Istat Imsieħeb konċernat biex jinkludi fir-rapport tiegħu, skont l-artikolu 35 tal-Konvenzjoni, dettalji ta’ xi mizuri li jkunu ttieħdu bi tweġiba għall-inkjesta li tkun saret skont l-artikolu 6 ta’ dan il-Protokoll.

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2.

Il-Kumitat, jekk meħtieġ, wara li jkun intemm il-perjodu ta’ sitt xhur li hemm imsemmi fl-artikolu 6.4, jistieden l-Istat Imsieħeb konċernat biex jinfurmah bil-miżuri li jkunu ttieħdu bi tweġiba għal din l-inkjesta.

Artikolu 8 Kull Stat Imsieħeb jista’, meta jkun ser jiġi ffirmat jew ratifikat dan il-Protokoll jew id-dħul għalih, jiddikjara li ma jagħrafx il- kompetenza tal-Kumitat kif previst fl-artikoli 6 u 7.
Artikolu 9 Is-Segretarju Ġenerali tal-Ġnus Magħquda għandu jkun id- depożitarju ta’ dan il-Protokoll.

Artikolu 10 Dan il-Protokoll għandu jinfetaħ għall-firma minn Stati firmatarji u organizzazzjonijiet reġjonali integrati tal-Konvenzjoni fil-kwartieri tal-Ġnus Magħquda fi New York, mit-30 ta’ Marzu, 2007.

Artikolu 11 Dan il-Protokoll għandu jkun suġġett għar-ratifika minn Stati firmatarji ta’ dan il-Protokoll li jkunu rratifikaw jew daħlu fil- Konvenzjoni.
Dan għandu jkun suġġett għal konferma formali minn VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 523 organizzazzjonijiet regjonali firmatarji għal dan il-Protokol li jkunu formalmet ikkonfermaw jew daħlu fil-Konvenzjoni.

Dan għandu jkun miftuħ għad-dħul minn kull Stat jew organizzazzjoni reġjonali integrata li jkunu rratifikaw, ikkonfermaw formalment jew daħlu fil- Konvenzjoni u ma jkunux iffirmaw il-Protokoll.

Artikolu 12 1.
Artikolu 12 1.

"Organizzazzjoni Reġjonali Integrata" ghandha tfisser xi organizzazzjoni mwaqqfa minn Stati sovrani ta’ xi reġjun, li lilha l- Istati Membri jkunu trasferew il-kompetenza dwar affarijiet regolati mill-Konvenzjoni l- organizzazzjonijiet għandhom jiddikjaraw, fl-istrumenti tal-konferma formali jew dħul, il-grad tal-kompetenza tagħhom f’affarijiet regolati mill-Konvenzjoni u minn dan Imbagħad, huma għandhom jinfurmaw lid-depożitarju b’kull modifika sostanzjali skont il-kompetenza tagħhom.
il-Protokoll.

Dawn il-Protokoll.

u minn dan 2.

Referenzi għal "Stati Msieħba" il-Protokoll għandhom japplikaw għal dawn l-organizzazzjonijiet fil-limiti tal- kompetenzi tagħhom.

f’dan 3.

Għall-għanijiet tal-artikolu 13, paragrafu 1 u l-artikolu 15 paragrafu 2, kull strument iddepożitat minn organizzazzjoni reġjonali integrata m’għandux jingħadd.

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4.

Organizzazzjoniet Reġjonali Integrati, f’affarijiet li huma fil-kompetenzi tagħhom, jistgħu jeżerċitaw id-dritt tagħhom li jivvutaw fil-laqgħat li l-Istati membri tal-Istati Msieħba, b’numru ta’ voti ugwali għan-numru tal-Istati membri tagħhom li huma Stati Msieħba il-Protokoll.

Organizzazzjonijiet bħal dawn m’għandhomx jeżerċitaw id-dritt tagħhom li jivvutaw jekk xi Stat Imsieħeb jeżerċita dak id-dritt jew viġi versa.

f’dan Artikolu 13 1.


Suġġett għall-fatt li din il-Konvenzjoni se tidħol fis-seħħ, dan il-Protokoll għandu jidħol fis-seħħ fit-tlettax-il ġurnata wara li jkun ġie ddepożitat l-għaxar strument ta’ ratifika jew dħul.

2.

Għal kull Stat jew organizzazzjoni reġjonali integrata li jirratifika, jikkonferma formalment jew jidhol f’dan il-Protokoll wara li jkun ġie depożitat l-għaxar strument bħal dan, il-Protokoll għandu jidħol fis-seħħ fit-tlettax-il ġurnata wara li jkun ġie ddepożitat l- istrument tiegħu stess.
VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 524 Artikolu 14 1.

Riservi inkompatibbli mal-objettiv u l-għanijiet ta’ dan il- Protokoll ma jistgħux jiġu permessi.

2.

Ir-riservi jistgħu jiġu rtirati f’kull ħin.

Artikolu 15 jissottomettiha lis-Segretarju Ġenerali 1.

Kull Stat Imsieħeb jista’ jipproponi xi emenda għal dan il- tal-Ġnus Protokoll u Magħquda.
Is-Segretarju Ġenerali għandu jikkomunika kull emenda proposta lill-Istati Msieħba b’talba biex ikun notifikat jekk huma jaqblux li ssir laqgħa tal-Istati Msieħba bil-għan li jikkunsidraw u jiddeċiedu dwar dawn il-proposti.

F’każ li fi żmien erba’ xhur mid- data ta’ din il-komunikazzjoni ta’ lanqas terz tal-Istati Msieħba jkunu favur din il-laqgha, is-Segretarju Ġenerali għandu jsejjaħ din il- laqgħa taħt il-patroċinju tal-Ġnus Magħquda.
Kull emenda approvata minn maġġoranza ta’ żewġ terzi preżenti li jkunu vvutaw tiġi sottomessa mis-Segretarju Ġenerali għall-approvazzjoni u minn hemm ’il quddiem lill-Istati Msieħba biex tiġi aċċettata.

2.

Emenda adottata u approvata skondt il-paragrafu 1 ta’ dan l-artikolu għandha tidħol fis-seħħ fit-tlettax-il ġurnata wara li n- numru ta’ strumenti ta’ aċċettazzjoni depożitati jilħaq iż-żewġ terzi tan-numru ta’ Stati Msieħba fid-data meta l-emenda ġiet adottata.
Minn hemm ’il quddiem, l-emenda għandha tidħol fis-seħħ għal kull Stat Imsieħeb fit-tlettax-il ġurnata wara li jkun iddepożita l-istrument ta’ aċċettazzjoni tiegħu stess.

Kull emenda għandha torbot lil dawk l- Istati Msieħba li jaccettawha.

Artikolu 16 Stat Imsieħeb jista’ jiddenunzja dan il-Protokoll billi jinnotifika bil-miktub lis-Segretarju Ġenerali tal-Ġnus Magħquda.

Id-denunzja għandha ssir effettiva sena wara d-data ta’ aċċettazzjoni tan-notifika mis-Segretarju Ġenerali.
Artikolu 17 It-test ta’ dan il-Protokoll għandu jsir f’formati aċċessibbli.

Artikolu 18 It-testi bl-Għarbi, biċ-Ċiniz, bl-Ingliż, bil-Franċiż, bir-Russu u bl-Ispanjol ta’ dan il-Protokoll għandhom ikunu awteniċi bl-istess mod.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA ta’ dan B’xiehda iffirmati, debitament awtorizzati għal dan mill-Gvernijiet rispettivi tagħhom, iffirmaw dan il-Protokoll.
il-plenipotenzjarji hawn taħt C 525 IT-TIELET SKEDA Dikjarazzjoni u Riservi magħmula mir-Repubblika ta’ Malta mal-iffirmar tal-Konvenzjoni dwar id-Drittijiet tal-Persuni b’Diżabilità u l-Protkoll Mhux Obbligatorju.
Dikjarazzjoni Interpretattiva li tkun saret waqt ir-ratifika: "[…] Għall-finijiet tal-Artikolu 25 tal-Konvenzjoni, Malta tagħmel l-istqarrija interpretattiva li ġejja - Malta tifhem li l-frażi "Saħħa sesswali u riproduttiva" fl-Artikolu 25 (a) tal-Konvenzjoni ma tikkostitwix l-għarfien ta’ xi obbligu ġdid ta’ Dritt Internazzjonali, ma toħloq ebda drittijiet ta’ abort, ma tistax tiġi interpretata li tikkostitwixxi appoġġ, approvazzjoni, jew promozzjoni ta’ abort.
il-frażi hija maħsuba Malta esklussivament biex tenfasizza l-punt li meta jiġi pprovduti s-servizzi tas-saħħa dawn huma provduti mingħajr diskriminazzjoni fuq bażi ta’ diżabilità.

tifhem ukoll ta’ din l-użu li Il-leġislazzjoni mazzjonali ta’ Malta tqis it-terminazzjoni tat- tqala permezz ta’ abort indott bħala illegali.".
Riservi li saru mar-ratifika: tal-Artikolu 29 "[…] Għall-finijiet tal- Konvenzjoni, filwaqt li l-Gvern ta’ Malta huwa impenjat bis-sħiħ biex jiżgura l-parteċipazzjoni effettiva u sħiħa ta’ persuni b’diżabilità fil-ħajja politika u pubblika, inkluż l-eżerċizzju tad-dritt tagħhom li jivvutaw b’vot sigriet f’elezzjoni jew referenda, u biex joħorġu għall- elezzjonijiet, Malta tagħmel ir-riżervi li ġejjin: (i) u (iii) (a) Fir-rigward ta’ (a) (i): Malta tirriżerva d-dritt li tkompli tapplika l-leġislazzjoni elettorali attwali tagħha f’dak li jirrigwarda proċedura ta’ votazzjoni, faċilitajiet u materjal konċernat.
Fit-rigward ta’ (a) (iii): Malta tirriżerva d-dritt li tkompli tapplika l-leġislazzjoni elettorali attwali tagħha f’dak li jirrigwarda l-assistenza fil-proċedura tal-votazzjoni.
VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 526 Dikjarazzjoni interpretattiva u riżerva magħmula mal-firma: "(a) Għall-finijiet tal-Konvenzjoni, Malta tal-Artikolu 25 tagħmel l-istqarrija ta’ interpretazzjoni li ġejja - Malta tifhem li l-frażi "saħħa sesswali u riproduttiva" fl-Art 25 (a) tal-Konvenzjoni ma tikkostitwixix għarfien id-Dritt Internazzjonali, ma toħloq ebda drittijiet ta’ abort, u ma tistax tiġi interpretata li tikkostitwixxi appoġġ, approvazzjoni jew promozzjoni tal-abort.
Malta tifhem ukoll li l-użu ta’ din il-frażi hija maħsuba esklussivament biex tenfasizza l-punt li meta jiġu pprovduti s-servizzi tas-saħħa, dawn jiġu pprovduti mingħajr diskriminazzjoni fuq bażi ta’ diżabilità.

ta’ xi obbligu ġdid taħt Il-leġislazzjoni nazzjonali ta’ Malta tikkonsidra t-terminazzjoni tat-tqala permezz tal-abort indott bħala illegali.".
ta’ Malta huwa (b) Għall-finijiet tal-Artikolu 29 (a) (i) u (iii) tal-Konvenzjoni, l- il-Gvern parteċipazzjoni effettiva u sħiħa ta’ persuni b’diżabilità fil-ħajja politika u pubblika, inluż l-eżerċizzju tad-dritt tagħhom li jivvutaw b’vot sigriet f’elezzjonijiet u referenda, u biex joħorġu għall- elezzjonijiet, Malta tagħmel ir-riżervi li ġejjin: impenjat bis-sħiħ biex jiżgura Fir-rigward ta’ (a) (i): F’dan l-istadju, Malta tirriżerva d-dritt li tkompli tapplika leġislazzjoni elettorali attwali tagħha fir-rigward ta’ proċedura ta’ votazzjoni, faċilitajiet u materjal.
Fir-rigward ta’ (a) (iii): Malta tirriżerva d-dritt l- li leġislazzjoni elettorali attwali tagħha fir-rigward ta’ proċedura ta’ votazzjoni, faċilitajiet u materjal.

tapplika tkompli tkompli Għanijiet u Raġunijiet L-għanijiet ta’ dan l-Abbozz ta’ Liġi huma sabiex l-Artikoli tal- Konvenzjoni tal-Ġnus Magħquda dwar id-Drittijiet ta’ Persuni b’Diżabilità jsiru u jkunu eżegwibbli bħala, parti mil-Liġi ta’ Malta.
VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 527 A Bill entitled AN ACT to make provision for the substantive Articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Optional Protocol to the said Convention, to become, and be, enforceable as part of the Law of Malta.

BE IT ENACTED by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the House of Representatives, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same as follows:- 1.
The short title of this Act is the United Nations Convention Short title.

on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2015.

2.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires - Interpretation.
"a person with disabilities" includes a person who has a long term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairment which in interaction with various barriers may hinder one’s full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others; "Commission" means the National Commission Persons with Disability established the Equal Opportunities (Persons with Disability) Act, and includes any officer of the Commission duly authorized by it to act on its behalf for a specific purpose or class of purposes under that Act; terms of article 21 of in Cap.
413.
"Convention" means the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities adopted by the General Assembly by its resolution 61/106 of 13 December 2006 and which entered into force on 3 May 2008, the text of which is set out in the First Schedule; VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 528 "Optional Protocol" means the Optional Protocol to the Convention adopted on the 13 December 2006 and which entered into force on 3 May 2008, the text of which is set out in the Second Schedule; "ordinary law" means any instrument having the force of law and any unwritten rule of law, other than the Constitution of Malta; "Rights of Persons with Disabilities" means the rights set out in the Convention.
Enforcement of Convention.

3.

(1) The Rights of Persons with Disabilities shall be, and be enforceable as, part of the Law of Malta.

(2) Where any ordinary law is inconsistent with the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the said Rights of Persons with Disabilities shall prevail, and such ordinary law shall, to the extent of the inconsistency, be void.
(3) The Rights of Persons with Disabilities shall be enforceable subject to the Declarations and Reservations made by the Government of Malta on the signing of the Convention on the 30th March 2007, which Declaration and Reservations are reproduced in the Third Schedule.

(4) The Constitutional Court shall, the jurisdiction conferred on it by article 95 of the Constitution, have jurisdiction to hear and determine all appeals under this Act and exercise all such powers as are conferred on it by this Act.
in addition to Procedure for enforcement of Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

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4.

(1) Any person with disabilities, who alleges that any of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, has been, is being or is likely to be contravened in relation to him, or such other person as the Civil Court, First Hall, in Malta may appoint at the instance of any person with disabilities or the Commission, who so alleges, may, without prejudice to any other action with respect to the same matter that is lawfully available, apply to the Civil Court, First Hall, for redress.
(2) The Civil Court, First Hall, shall have original jurisdiction to hear and determine any application made by any person in pursuance of sub-article (1), and may make such orders, issue such writs and give such directions as it may consider appropriate for the purpose of enforcing, or securing the enforcement, of the rights of the person with disabilities to the enjoyment of which the person concerned is entitled: Provided that the court may, if it considers it desirable so to do, decline to exercise its powers under this sub-article in any case VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 529 where it is satisfied that adequate means of redress for the contravention alleged are or have been available to the person concerned under any other ordinary law.
(3) If any proceedings in any court other than the Civil Court, First Hall, or the Constitutional Court any question arises as to the contravention of any of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, that court shall refer the question to the Civil Court, First Hall, unless in its opinion the raising of the question is merely frivolous or vexatious; and that court shall give its decision on any question referred to it under this sub-article and, subject to the provisions of sub-article (4), the court in which the question arose shall dispose of the question in accordance with that decision.
(4) Any party to proceedings brought in the Civil Court, First Hall, in pursuance of this article shall have a right of appeal to the Constitutional Court.

(5) No appeal shall lie from any determination under this article that any application or the raising of any question is merely frivolous or vexatious.
(6) The Rules of Court made in accordance with article 46(7) of the Constitution as in force from time to time shall apply mutatis mutandis to the practice and procedure of the courts for the purpose of this article as if the proceedings made under this article were proceedings made under article 46 of the Constitution.
(7) Where it is alleged that any of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has been, is being, or is likely to be contravened, the demand for redress or the reference to the Civil Court, First Hall, in accordance with article 46 of the Constitution or in accordance with article 4 of the European Convention Act and this article may be made in the same application or reference.
(8) Where an application for redress or any reference to the Civil Court, First Hall, made after the coming into force of this Act is made exclusively either under article 46 of the Constitution, under article 4 of the European Convention Act or under this article and is still pending before the Civil Court, First Hall, or the Constitutional Court, the court may examine whether or not the facts complained of are in violation of the corresponding Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in the first case, or of corresponding rights enforceable under the Constitution or under the European Convention Act, in the second case; and if the court so finds it may order accordingly the redress it may deem appropriate under any of the aforesaid laws: Cap.
319.

Cap.

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Communica- tions with the Committee.

Provided that if a final decision on an application has already been given by the courts under Chapter IV of the Constitution or under the European Convention Act, a person shall be prohibited from filing an action based on the same facts under this Act.

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No person shall be hindered in the exercise of his right to communicate with the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities established under Article 34 of the Convention and the Optional Protocol the Convention and Optional Protocol.

in accordance with the provisions of Prescription.

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Any action under this Act shall be barred by a prescriptive period of one year commencing from the date of the commission of an alleged contravention against this Act.
Breach of the Convention and, or the Optional Protocol.

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Any action under this Act is exclusively an action against Government for acts committed by the State in breach of the Convention and, or the Optional Protocol or for failure of the State to observe a positive obligation under the Convention and, or the Optional Protocol: Cap.

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Provided that the provisions of this Act shall be without prejudice to any other action that may be available under the Equal Opportunities (Persons with Disability) Act.

English text to prevail.

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In the Schedules to this Act if there is any conflict between the English and Maltese text, the English text shall prevail.
VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 531 FIRST SCHEDULE 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) that Recognizing the United Nations, 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, in (c) Reaffirming 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, universality, the (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 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 532 policies, plans, programmes and actions at the national, regional and international levels to further equalize opportunities for persons with disabilities, (g) Emphasizing importance of mainstreaming disability issues as an integral part of relevant strategies of sustainable development, the (h) Recognizing also that discrimination against any person on the basis of disability is a violation of the inherent dignity and worth of the human person, (i) disabilities, Recognizing further the diversity of persons with (j) Recognizing the need to promote and protect the human rights of all persons with disabilities, including those who require more intensive support, (k) Concerned that, despite these various instruments and undertakings, persons with disabilities continue to face barriers in their participation as equal members of society and violations of their human rights in all parts of the world, (l) Recognizing international cooperation for improving the living conditions of persons with disabilities in developing countries, in every country, particularly importance of the (m) Recognizing the valued existing and potential contributions made by persons with disabilities to the overall well-being and diversity of their communities, and that the promotion of the full enjoyment by persons with disabilities of their human rights and fundamental freedoms and of full participation by persons with disabilities will result in their enhanced sense of belonging and in significant advances in the human, social and economic development of society and the eradication of poverty, (n) Recognizing importance for persons with disabilities of their individual autonomy and independence, including the freedom to make their own choices, the (o) Considering that persons with disabilities should have the opportunity to be actively involved in decision-making processes about policies and programmes, including those directly concerning them, VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C
 533 (p) Concerned about the difficult conditions faced by persons with disabilities who are subject to multiple or aggravated forms of discrimination on the basis of race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national, ethnic, indigenous or social origin, property, birth, age or other status, (g) Recognizing that women and girls with disabilities are often at greater risk, both within and outside the home of violence, injury or abuse, neglect or negligent treatment, maltreatment or exploitation, (r) Recognizing that children with disabilities should have full enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms on an equal basis with other children, and recalling obligations to that end undertaken by States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, (s) Emphasizing the need to incorporate a gender perspective in all efforts to promote the full enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms by persons with disabilities, (t) Highlighting the fact that the majority of persons with disabilities live in conditions of poverty, and in this regard recognizing the critical need to address the negative impact of poverty on persons with disabilities, (u) Bearing in mind that conditions of peace and security based on full respect for the purposes and principles contained in the Charter of the United Nations and observance of applicable human rights instruments are indispensable for the full protection of persons with disabilities, in particular during armed conflicts and foreign occupation, (v) Recognizing the importance of accessibility to the physical, social, economic and cultural environment, to health and education and to information and communication, in enabling persons with disabilities to fully enjoy all human rights and fundamental freedoms, (w) Realizing that the individual, having duties to other individuals and to the community to which he or she belongs, is under a responsibility the promotion and observance of the rights
 recognized in the International Bill of Human Rights, to strive for VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 534 (x) Convinced that the family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and is entitled to protection by society and the State, and that persons with disabilities and their family members should receive the necessary protection and assistance to enable families to contribute towards the full and equal enjoyment of the rights of persons with disabilities, (y) Convinced that a comprehensive and integral international convention to promote and protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities will make a significant contribution to redressing the profound social disadvantage of persons with disabilities and promote their participation in the civil, political, economic, social and cultural spheres with equal opportunities, in both developing and developed countries, Have agreed as follows: Article 1 - Purpose The purpose of the present Convention is to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity.
Persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others.
Article 2 - Definitions For the purposes of the present Convention: • "Communication" includes languages, display of text, Braille, tactile communication, large print, accessible multimedia as well as written, audio, plain-language, human- reader and augmentative and alternative modes, means and formats of communication, including accessible information and communication technology; • "Language" includes spoken and signed languages and other forms of non spoken languages; • "Discrimination on the basis of disability" means any distinction, exclusion or restriction on the basis of disability which has the purpose or effect of impairing or nullifying the recognition, enjoyment or exercise, on an equal basis with others, of all human rights and fundamental freedoms in the VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 535 political, economic, social, cultural, civil or any other field.
It includes all forms of discrimination, including denial of reasonable accommodation; • "Reasonable accommodation" means necessary and appropriate modification and adjustments not imposing a disproportionate or undue burden, where needed in a particular case, to ensure to persons with disabilities the enjoyment or exercise on an equal basis with others of all human rights and fundamental freedoms; • "Universal design" means the design of products, environments, programmes and services to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design.
"Universal design" shall not exclude assistive devices for particular groups of persons with disabilities where this is needed.
Article 3 - General principles The principles of the present Convention shall be: (a) Respect for inherent dignity, individual autonomy including the freedom to make one’s own choices, and independence of persons; (b) Non-discrimination; (c) society; Full and effective participation and inclusion in (d) Respect for difference and acceptance of persons with disabilities as part of human diversity and humanity; (e) (f) Equality of opportunity; Accessibility; (g) Equality between men and women; (h) Respect for the evolving capacities of children with disabilities and respect for the right of children with disabilities to preserve their identities.
Article 4 - General obligations 1.

States Parties undertake to ensure and promote the full realization of all human rights and fundamental freedoms for all VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 536 persons with disabilities without discrimination of any kind on the basis of disability.
To this end, States Parties undertake: (a) To adopt all appropriate legislative, administrative and other measures for the implementation of the rights recognized in the present Convention; (b) To take all appropriate measures, including legislation, to modify or abolish existing laws, regulations, customs and practices that constitute discrimination against persons with disabilities; (c) To take into account the protection and promotion of the human rights of persons with disabilities in all policies and programmes; (d) To refrain from engaging in any act or practice that is inconsistent with the present Convention and to ensure that public authorities and institutions act in conformity with the present Convention; (e) To take all appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination on the basis of disability by any person, organization or private enterprise; (f) To undertake or promote research and development of universally designed goods, services, equipment and facilities, as defined in Article 2 of the present Convention, which should require the minimum possible adaptation and the least cost to meet the specific needs of a person with disabilities, to promote their availability and use, and to promote universal design in the development of standards and guidelines; (g) To undertake or promote research and development of, and to promote the availability and use of, new technologies, technologies, including mobility aids, devices and assistive technologies, suitable for persons with disabilities, giving priority to technologies at an affordable cost; information and communications (h) To provide accessible information to persons with disabilities about mobility aids, devices and assistive technologies, including new technologies, as well as other forms of assistance, support services and facilities; (i) To promote the training of professionals and staff working with persons with disabilities in the rights recognized VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 537 in this Convention so as to better provide the assistance and services guaranteed by those rights.
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With regard to economic, social and cultural rights, each State Party undertakes to take measures to the maximum of its available resources and, where needed, within the framework of international cooperation, with a view to achieving progressively the full realization of these rights, without prejudice to those obligations contained in the present Convention that are immediately applicable according to international law.

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In the development and implementation of legislation and policies to implement the present Convention, and in other decision- to persons with making processes concerning disabilities, States Parties shall closely consult with and actively involve persons with disabilities, including children with disabilities, through their representative organizations.

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Nothing in the present Convention shall affect any provisions which are more conducive to the realization of the rights of persons with disabilities and which may be contained in the law of a State Party or international law in force for that State.
There shall be no restriction upon or derogation from any of the human rights and fundamental freedoms recognized or existing in any State Party to the present Convention pursuant to law, conventions, regulation or custom on the pretext that the present Convention does not recognize such rights or freedoms or that it recognizes them to a lesser extent.

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The provisions of the present Convention shall extend to all parts of federal states without any limitations or exceptions.
Article 5 - Equality and non-discrimination 1.

States Parties recognize that all persons are equal before and under the law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law.

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States Parties shall prohibit all discrimination on the basis of disability and guarantee to persons with disabilities equal and effective legal protection against discrimination on all grounds.

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In order to promote equality and eliminate discrimination, States Parties shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that reasonable accommodation is provided.

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Specific measures which are necessary to accelerate or achieve de facto equality of persons with disabilities shall not be VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 538 considered discrimination under the terms of the present Convention.

Article 6 - Women with disabilities 1.


States Parties recognize that women and girls with disabilities are subject to multiple discrimination, and in this regard shall take measures to ensure the full and equal enjoyment by them of all human rights and fundamental freedoms.

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States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure the full development, advancement and empowerment of women, for the purpose of guaranteeing them the exercise and enjoyment of the human rights and fundamental freedoms set out in the present Convention.

Article 7 - Children with disabilities 1.

States Parties shall take all necessary measures to ensure the full enjoyment by children with disabilities of all human rights and fundamental freedoms on an equal basis with other children.

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In all actions concerning children with disabilities, the best interests of the child shall be a primary consideration.

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States Parties shall ensure that children with disabilities have the right to express their views freely on all matters affecting them, their views being given due weight in accordance with their age and maturity, on an equal basis with other children, and to be provided with disability and age-appropriate assistance to realize that right.

Article 8 - Awareness-raising 1.
States Parties undertake to adopt immediate, effective and appropriate measures: (a) To raise awareness throughout society, including at the family level, regarding persons with disabilities, and to foster respect for the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities; (b) To combat stereotypes, prejudices and harmful practices relating to persons with disabilities, including those based on sex and age, in all areas of life; (c) To promote awareness of the capabilities and contributions of persons with disabilities.
VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA Measures to this end include: (a) Initiating awareness campaigns designed: and maintaining C 539 effective public (i) To nurture receptiveness to the rights of persons with disabilities; (ii) To promote positive perceptions and greater social awareness towards persons with disabilities; (iii) To promote recognition of the skills, merits and abilities of persons with disabilities, and of their contributions to the workplace and the labour market; (b) Fostering at all levels of the education system, including in all children from an early age, an attitude of respect for the rights of persons with disabilities; (c) Encouraging all organs of the media to portray persons with disabilities in a manner consistent with the purpose of the present Convention; (d) Promoting programmes regarding persons with disabilities and the rights of persons with disabilities.
awareness-training Article 9 - Accessibility 1.

To enable persons with disabilities to live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life, States Parties shall take appropriate measures to ensure to persons with disabilities access, on an equal basis with others, to the physical environment, to transportation, including information and communications technologies and systems, and to other facilities and services open or provided to the public, both in urban and in rural areas.
These measures, which shall include the identification and elimination of obstacles and barriers to accessibility, shall apply to, inter alia: information and communications, to (a) Buildings, roads, transportation and other indoor and outdoor facilities, including schools, housing, medical facilities and workplaces; (b) Information, communications and other services, including electronic services and emergency services.

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States Parties shall also take appropriate measures to: VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 540 (a) Develop, the promulgate implementation of minimum standards and guidelines for the accessibility of facilities and services open or provided to the public; and monitor (b) Ensure that private entities that offer facilities and services which are open or provided to the public take into account all aspects of accessibility for persons with disabilities; (c) Provide training for stakeholders on accessibility issues facing persons with disabilities; (d) Provide in buildings and other facilities open to the public signage in Braille and in easy to read and understand forms; (e) Provide forms of live assistance and intermediaries, including guides, readers and professional sign language interpreters, to facilitate accessibility to buildings and other facilities open to the public; (f) Promote other appropriate forms of assistance and support to persons with disabilities to ensure their access to information; (g) Promote access for persons with disabilities to new information and communications technologies and systems, including the Internet; (h) Promote the design, development, production and distribution of accessible information and communications technologies and systems at an early stage, so that these technologies and systems become accessible at minimum cost.
Article 10 - Right to life States Parties reaffirm that every human being has the inherent right to life and shall take all necessary measures to ensure its effective enjoyment by persons with disabilities on an equal basis with others.
Article 11 - Situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies States Parties shall take, in accordance with their obligations under international law, including international humanitarian law and international human rights law, all necessary measures to ensure the protection and safety of persons with disabilities in situations of risk, including situations of armed conflict, humanitarian emergencies and VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 541 the occurrence of natural disasters.
Article 12 - Equal recognition before the law 1.

States Parties reaffirm that persons with disabilities have the right to recognition everywhere as persons before the law.

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States Parties shall recognize that persons with disabilities enjoy legal capacity on an equal basis with others in all aspects of life.

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States Parties shall take appropriate measures to provide access by persons with disabilities to the support they may require in exercising their legal capacity.

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States Parties shall ensure that all measures that relate to the exercise of legal capacity provide for appropriate and effective safeguards to prevent abuse in accordance with international human rights law.
Such safeguards shall ensure that measures relating to the exercise of legal capacity respect the rights, will and preferences of the person, are free of conflict of interest and undue influence, are proportional and tailored to the person’s circumstances, apply for the shortest time possible and are subject to regular review by a competent, independent and impartial authority or judicial body.
The safeguards shall be proportional to the degree to which such measures affect the person’s rights and interests.

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Subject to the provisions of this article, States Parties shall take all appropriate and effective measures to ensure the equal right of persons with disabilities to own or inherit property, to control their own financial affairs and to have equal access to bank loans, mortgages and other forms of financial credit, and shall ensure that persons with disabilities are not arbitrarily deprived of their property.

Article 13 - Access to justice 1.


States Parties shall ensure effective access to justice for persons with disabilities on an equal basis with others, including through age-appropriate accommodations, in order to facilitate their effective role as direct and indirect participants, including as witnesses, in all legal proceedings, including at investigative and other preliminary stages the provision of procedural and 2.
In order to help to ensure effective access to justice for persons with disabilities, States Parties shall promote appropriate training for those working in the field of administration of justice, including police and prison staff.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 542 Article 14 - Liberty and security of the person 1.
States Parties shall ensure that persons with disabilities, on an equal basis with others: (a) Enjoy the right to liberty and security of person; (b) Are not deprived of their liberty unlawfully or arbitrarily, and that any deprivation of liberty is in conformity with the law, and that the existence of a disability shall in no case justify a deprivation of liberty.

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States Parties shall ensure that if persons with disabilities are deprived of their liberty through any process, they are, on an equal basis with others, entitled to guarantees in accordance with international human rights law and shall be treated in compliance with the objectives and principles of this Convention, including by provision of reasonable accommodation.

Article 15 - Freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 1.
No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.

In particular, no one shall be subjected without his or her free consent to medical or scientific experimentation.

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States Parties legislative, administrative, judicial or other measures to prevent persons with disabilities, on an equal basis with others, from being subjected to torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.
take all effective shall Article 16 - Freedom from exploitation, violence and abuse 1.

States Parties shall legislative, administrative, social, educational and other measures to protect persons with disabilities, both within and outside the home, from all forms of exploitation, violence and abuse, including their gender- based aspects.

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States Parties shall also take all appropriate measures to prevent all forms of exploitation, violence and abuse by ensuring, inter alia, appropriate forms of gender- and age-sensitive assistance and support for persons with disabilities and their families and caregivers, including through the provision of information and education on how to avoid, recognize and report instances of exploitation, violence and abuse.
States Parties shall ensure that protection services are age-, gender- and disability-sensitive.

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In order to prevent the occurrence of all forms of exploitation, violence and abuse, States Parties shall ensure that all facilities and programmes designed to serve persons with disabilities are effectively monitored by independent authorities.

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States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to the physical, cognitive and psychological recovery, promote rehabilitation and social reintegration of persons with disabilities who become victims of any form of exploitation, violence or abuse, including through the provision of protection services.
Such recovery and reintegration shall take place in an environment that fosters the health, welfare, self-respect, dignity and autonomy of the person and takes into account gender- and age-specific needs.

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States Parties shall put in place effective legislation and policies, legislation and including women- and child-focused policies, to ensure that instances of exploitation, violence and abuse against persons with disabilities are identified, investigated and, where appropriate, prosecuted.
Article 17 - Protecting the integrity of the person Every person with disabilities has a right to respect for his or her physical and mental integrity on an equal basis with others.

Article 18 - Liberty of movement and nationality 1.
States Parties shall recognize the rights of persons with disabilities to liberty of movement, to freedom to choose their residence and to a nationality, on an equal basis with others, including by ensuring that persons with disabilities: (a) Have the right to acquire and change a nationality and are not deprived of their nationality arbitrarily or on the basis of disability; (b) Are not deprived, on the basis of disability, of their ability to obtain, possess and utilize documentation of their nationality or other documentation of identification, or to utilize relevant processes such as immigration proceedings, that may be needed to facilitate exercise of the right to liberty of movement; (c) (d) Are free to leave any country, including their own; Are not deprived, arbitrarily or on the basis of disability, of the right to enter their own country.
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Children with disabilities shall be registered immediately after birth and shall have the right from birth to a name, the right to acquire a nationality and, as far as possible, the right to know and be cared for by their parents.
Article 19 - Living independently and being included in the community States Parties to this Convention recognize the equal right of all persons with disabilities to live in the community, with choices equal to others, and shall take effective and appropriate measures to facilitate full enjoyment by persons with disabilities of this right and their full inclusion and participation in the community, including by ensuring that: (a) Persons with disabilities have the opportunity to choose their place of residence and where and with whom they live on an equal basis with others and are not obliged to live in a particular living arrangement; (b) Persons with disabilities have access to a range of in-home, residential and other community support services, including personal assistance necessary to support living and inclusion in the community, and to prevent isolation or segregation from the community; (c) Community services and facilities for the general population are available on an equal basis to persons with disabilities and are responsive to their needs.
Article 20 - Personal mobility States Parties shall take effective measures to ensure personal mobility with the greatest possible independence for persons with disabilities, including by: (a) Facilitating the personal mobility of persons with disabilities in the manner and at the time of their choice, and at affordable cost; (b) Facilitating access by persons with disabilities to quality mobility aids, devices, assistive technologies and forms of live assistance and intermediaries, including by making them available at affordable cost; (c) Providing training in mobility skills to persons with disabilities and to specialist staff working with persons with disabilities; VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 545 (d) Encouraging entities that produce mobility aids, devices and assistive technologies to take into account all aspects of mobility for persons with disabilities.
Article 21 - Freedom of expression and opinion, and access to information States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that persons with disabilities can exercise the right to freedom of expression and opinion, including the freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas on an equal basis with others and through all forms of communication of their choice, as defined in Article 2 of the present Convention, including by: (a) Providing information intended for the general public to persons with disabilities in accessible formats and technologies appropriate to different kinds of disabilities in a timely manner and without additional cost; (b) Accepting and facilitating the use of sign languages, Braille, augmentative and alternative communication, and all other accessible means, modes and formats of communication of in official interactions; their choice by persons with disabilities (c) Urging private entities that provide services to the general public, including through the Internet, to provide information and services in accessible and usable formats for persons with disabilities; (d) Encouraging the mass media, including providers of information through the Internet, to make their services accessible to persons with disabilities; (e) languages.
Recognizing and promoting the use of sign Article 22 - Respect for privacy 1.

No person with disabilities, regardless of place of residence or living arrangements, shall be subjected to arbitrary or unlawful interference with his or her privacy, family, home or correspondence or other types of communication or to unlawful attacks on his or her honour and reputation.

Persons with disabilities have the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.

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States Parties shall protect the privacy of personal, health VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 546 and rehabilitation information of persons with disabilities on an equal basis with others.

Article 23 - Respect for home and the family 1.
States Parties shall take effective and appropriate measures to eliminate discrimination against persons with disabilities in all matters relating to marriage, family, parenthood and relationships, on an equal basis with others, so as to ensure that: (a) The right of all persons with disabilities who are of marriageable age to marry and to found a family on the basis of free and full consent of the intending spouses is recognized; (b) The rights of persons with disabilities to decide freely and responsibly on the number and spacing of their children and to have access to age-appropriate information, reproductive and family planning education are recognized, and the means necessary to enable them to exercise these rights are provided; (c) Persons with disabilities, including children, retain their fertility on an equal basis with others.
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States Parties shall ensure the rights and responsibilities of persons with disabilities, with regard to guardianship, wardship, trusteeship, adoption of children or similar institutions, where these concepts exist in national legislation; in all cases the best interests of the child shall be paramount.

States Parties shall render appropriate assistance to persons with disabilities in the performance of their child-rearing responsibilities.

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States Parties shall ensure that children with disabilities have equal rights with respect to family life.

With a view to realizing these rights, and to prevent concealment, abandonment, neglect and segregation of children with disabilities, States Parties shall undertake to provide early and comprehensive information, services and support to children with disabilities and their families.

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States Parties shall ensure that a child shall not be separated from his or her parents against their will, except when competent authorities subject to judicial review determine, in accordance with applicable law and procedures, that such separation is necessary for the best interests of the child.

In no case shall a child be separated from parents on the basis of a disability of either the child or one or both of the parents.

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States Parties shall, where the immediate family is unable to care for a child with disabilities, undertake every effort to provide alternative care within the wider family, and failing that, within the community in a family setting.

Article 24 - Education C 547 1.

States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to education.
With a view to realizing this right without discrimination and on the basis of equal opportunity, States Parties shall ensure an inclusive education system at all levels and life long learning directed to: (a) The full development of human potential and sense of dignity and self-worth, and the strengthening of respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms and human diversity; (b) The development by persons with disabilities of their personality, talents and creativity, as well as their mental and physical abilities, to their fullest potential; (c) Enabling persons with disabilities to participate effectively in a free society.
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In realizing this right, States Parties shall ensure that: (a) Persons with disabilities are not excluded from the general education system on the basis of disability, and that children with disabilities are not excluded from free and compulsory primary education, or from secondary education, on the basis of disability; (b) Persons with disabilities can access an inclusive, quality and free primary education and secondary education on an equal basis with others in the communities in which they live; (c) Reasonable accommodation of the individual’s requirements is provided; (d) Persons with disabilities the support required, within the general education system, to facilitate their effective education; receive (e) Effective individualized support measures are provided in environments that maximize academic and social development, consistent with the goal of full inclusion.
VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 548 3.

States Parties shall enable persons with disabilities to learn life and social development skills to facilitate their full and equal participation in education and as members of the community.
To this end, States Parties shall take appropriate measures, including: (a) Facilitating the learning of Braille, alternative script, augmentative and alternative modes, means and formats of communication and orientation and mobility skills, and facilitating peer support and mentoring; (b) Facilitating the learning of sign language and the promotion of the linguistic identity of the deaf community; (c) Ensuring that the education of persons, and in particular children, who are blind, deaf or deaf blind, is delivered in the most appropriate languages and modes and means of communication in social environments which maximize development.
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In order to help ensure the realization of this right, States Parties shall take appropriate measures to employ teachers, including teachers with disabilities, who are qualified in sign language and/or Braille, and to train professionals and staff who work at all levels of education.
Such training shall incorporate disability awareness and the use of appropriate augmentative and alternative modes, means and formats of communication, educational techniques and materials to support persons with disabilities.

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States Parties shall ensure that persons with disabilities are able to access general tertiary education, vocational training, adult education and lifelong learning without discrimination and on an equal basis with others.
To this end, States Parties shall ensure that reasonable accommodation is provided to persons with disabilities.

Article 25 - Health States Parties recognize that persons with disabilities have the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health without discrimination on the basis of disability.

States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure access for persons with disabilities to health services that are gender-sensitive, including health-related rehabilitation.
In particular, States Parties shall: (a) Provide persons with disabilities with the same range, quality and standard of free or affordable health care and programmes as provided to other persons, including in the area VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 549 of sexual and reproductive health and population-based public health programmes; (b) Provide those health services needed by persons with disabilities specifically because of their disabilities, including early identification and intervention as appropriate, to minimize and prevent further and services designed disabilities, including among children and older persons; (c) Provide these health services as close as possible to people’s own communities, including in rural areas; (d) Require health professionals to provide care of the same quality to persons with disabilities as to others, including on the basis of free and informed consent by, inter alia, raising awareness of the human rights, dignity, autonomy and needs of persons with disabilities through training and the promulgation of ethical standards for public and private health care; (e) Prohibit discrimination against persons with disabilities in the provision of health insurance, and life insurance where such insurance is permitted by national law, which shall be provided in a fair and reasonable manner; (f) Prevent discriminatory denial of health care or health services or food and fluids on the basis of disability.
Article 26 - Habilitation and rehabilitation 1.

States Parties shall take effective and appropriate measures, including through peer support, to enable persons with disabilities to attain and maintain maximum independence, full physical, mental, social and vocational ability, and full inclusion and participation in all aspects of life.
To that end, States Parties shall organize, strengthen and extend comprehensive habilitation and rehabilitation services and programmes, particularly in the areas of health, employment, education and social services, in such a way that these services and programmes: (a) Begin at the earliest possible stage, and are based on the multidisciplinary assessment of individual needs and strengths; (b) Support participation the community and all aspects of society, are voluntary, and are available to persons with disabilities as close as possible to their own communities, including in rural areas.
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States Parties shall promote the development of initial and continuing training for professionals and staff working in habilitation and rehabilitation services.

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States Parties shall promote the availability, knowledge and use of assistive devices and technologies, designed for persons with disabilities, as they relate to habilitation and rehabilitation.

Article 27 - Work and employment 1.


States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to work, on an equal basis with others; this includes the right to the opportunity to gain a living by work freely chosen or accepted in a labour market and work environment that is open, inclusive and accessible to persons with disabilities.
States Parties shall safeguard and promote the realization of the right to work, including for those who acquire a disability during the course of through taking appropriate steps, employment, by legislation, to, inter alia: including (a) Prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability with regard to all matters concerning all forms of employment, including conditions of recruitment, hiring and employment, continuance of employment, career advancement and safe and healthy working conditions; (b) Protect the rights of persons with disabilities, on an equal basis with others, to just and favourable conditions of work, including equal opportunities and equal remuneration for work of equal value, safe and healthy working conditions, including protection from harassment, and the redress of grievances; (c) Ensure that persons with disabilities are able to exercise their labour and trade union rights on an equal basis with others; Enable persons with disabilities to have effective (d) access technical and vocational guidance programmes, placement services and vocational and continuing training; to general (e) Promote employment opportunities and career advancement for persons with disabilities in the labour market, as well as assistance in finding, obtaining, maintaining and returning to employment; VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 551 (f) Promote self-employment, entrepreneurship, the development of cooperatives and starting one’s own business; opportunities for (g) Employ persons with disabilities in the public sector; (h) Promote the employment of persons with disabilities in the private sector through appropriate policies and measures, which may include affirmative action programmes, incentives and other measures; (i) Ensure that reasonable accommodation is provided to persons with disabilities in the workplace; (j) Promote the acquisition by persons with disabilities of work experience in the open labour market; (k) Promote vocational and professional rehabilitation, job retention and return-to-work programmes for persons with disabilities.
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States Parties shall ensure that persons with disabilities are not held in slavery or in servitude, and are protected, on an equal basis with others, from forced or compulsory labour.

Article 28 - Adequate standard of living and social protection 1.
States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to an adequate standard of living for themselves and their families, including adequate food, clothing and housing, and to the continuous take appropriate steps to safeguard and promote the realization of this right without discrimination on the basis of disability.

living conditions, and shall improvement of 2.
States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to social protection and to the enjoyment of that right without discrimination on the basis of disability, and shall take appropriate steps to safeguard and promote the realization of this right, including measures: (a) To ensure equal access by persons with disabilities to clean water services, and to ensure access to appropriate and affordable services, devices and other assistance for disability- related needs; (b) To ensure access by persons with disabilities, in particular women and girls with disabilities and older persons VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 552 with disabilities, to social protection programmes and poverty reduction programmes; (c) To ensure access by persons with disabilities and their families living in situations of poverty to assistance from the State with disability-related expenses, including adequate training, counselling, financial assistance and respite care; (d) To ensure access by persons with disabilities to public housing programmes; (e) To ensure equal access by persons with disabilities to retirement benefits and programmes.
Article 29 - Participation in political and public life States Parties shall guarantee to persons with disabilities political rights and the opportunity to enjoy them on an equal basis with others, and shall undertake to: (a) Ensure that persons with disabilities can effectively and fully participate in political and public life on an equal basis with others, directly or through freely chosen representatives, including the right and opportunity for persons with disabilities to vote and be elected, inter alia, by: (i) Ensuring that voting procedures, facilities and to materials are appropriate, accessible and easy understand and use; the (ii) Protecting right of persons with disabilities to vote by secret ballot in elections and public to stand for referendums without elections, to effectively hold office and perform all public functions at all levels of government, facilitating the use of assistive and new technologies where appropriate; intimidation, and (iii) Guaranteeing the free expression of the will of persons with disabilities as electors and to this end, where necessary, at their request, allowing assistance in voting by a person of their own choice; (b) Promote actively an environment in which persons with disabilities can effectively and fully participate in the conduct of public affairs, without discrimination and on an equal basis with others, and encourage their participation in public affairs, including: VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 553 (i) Participation non-governmental organizations and associations concerned with the public and political life of the country, and in the activities and administration of political parties; in (ii) Forming and joining organizations of persons with disabilities to represent persons with disabilities at international, national, regional and local levels.
Article 30 - Participation in cultural life, recreation, leisure and sport 1.
States Parties recognize the right of persons with disabilities to take part on an equal basis with others in cultural life, and shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that persons with disabilities: (a) formats; Enjoy access to cultural materials in accessible (b) Enjoy access to television programmes, films, theatre and other cultural activities, in accessible formats; (c) Enjoy access to places for cultural performances or services, such as theatres, museums, cinemas, libraries and tourism services, and, as far as possible, enjoy access to monuments and sites of national cultural importance.
2.

States Parties shall take appropriate measures to enable persons with disabilities to have the opportunity to develop and utilize their creative, artistic and intellectual potential, not only for their own benefit, but also for the enrichment of society.

3.
3.

States Parties shall take all appropriate steps, in accordance with international law, to ensure that laws protecting intellectual property rights do not constitute an unreasonable or discriminatory barrier to access by persons with disabilities to cultural materials.

4.

Persons with disabilities shall be entitled, on an equal basis with others, to recognition and support of their specific cultural and linguistic identity, including sign languages and deaf culture.

5.
With a view to enabling persons with disabilities to participate on an equal basis with others in recreational, leisure and sporting activities, States Parties shall take appropriate measures: (a) fullest extent possible, of persons with disabilities To encourage and promote the participation, to the in VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 554 mainstream sporting activities at all levels; (b) To ensure that persons with disabilities have an opportunity to organize, develop and participate in disability- specific sporting and recreational activities and, to this end, encourage the provision, on an equal basis with others, of appropriate instruction, training and resources; (c) To ensure that persons with disabilities have access to sporting, recreational and tourism venues; (d) To ensure that children with disabilities have equal access with other children to participation in play, recreation and leisure and sporting activities, including those activities in the school system; (e) To ensure that persons with disabilities have access to services from those involved in the organization of recreational, tourism, leisure and sporting activities.
Article 31 - Statistics and data collection 1.

States Parties undertake to collect appropriate information, including statistical and research data, to enable them to formulate and implement policies to give effect to the present Convention.
The process of collecting and maintaining this information shall: (a) Comply with legally established safeguards, ensure legislation on data protection, including to confidentiality and respect for the privacy of persons with disabilities; (b) Comply with internationally accepted norms to protect human rights and fundamental freedoms and ethical principles in the collection and use of statistics.

2.
2.

The information collected in accordance with this article shall be disaggregated, as appropriate, and used to help assess the implementation of States Parties’ obligations under the present Convention and to identify and address the barriers faced by persons with disabilities in exercising their rights.

3.

States Parties shall assume the dissemination of these statistics and ensure their accessibility to persons with disabilities and others.
responsibility for VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 555 Article 32 - International cooperation 1.
States Parties recognize the importance of international cooperation and its promotion, in support of national efforts for the realization of the purpose and objectives of the present Convention, and will undertake appropriate and effective measures in this regard, between and among States and, as appropriate, in partnership with relevant international and regional organizations and civil society, in particular organizations of persons with disabilities.
Such measures could include, inter alia: (a) Ensuring that international cooperation, including international development programmes, is inclusive of and accessible to persons with disabilities; (b) Facilitating capacity-building, including through the exchange and sharing of information, experiences, training programmes and best practices; supporting and (c) Facilitating cooperation in research and access to scientific and technical knowledge; (d) Providing, as appropriate, technical and economic assistance, including by facilitating access to and sharing of accessible and assistive technologies, and through the transfer of technologies.
2.

The provisions of this article are without prejudice to the obligations of each State Party to fulfil its obligations under the present Convention.

Article 33 - National implementation and monitoring 1.
States Parties, in accordance with their system of organization, shall designate one or more focal points within government for matters relating to the implementation of the present Convention, and shall give due consideration to the establishment or designation of a coordination mechanism within government to facilitate related action in different sectors and at different levels.

2.
2.

States Parties shall, in accordance with their legal and administrative systems, maintain, strengthen, designate or establish within the State Party, a framework, including one or more independent mechanisms, as appropriate, to promote, protect and monitor implementation of the present Convention.
When designating or establishing such a mechanism, States Parties shall take into account the principles relating to the status and functioning of VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 556 national institutions for protection and promotion of human rights.

3.

Civil society, in particular persons with disabilities and their representative organizations, shall be involved and participate fully in the monitoring process.

Article 34 - Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 1.
There shall be established a Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (hereafter referred to as "the Committee"), which shall carry out the functions hereinafter provided.

2.

The Committee shall consist, at the time of entry into force of the present Convention, of twelve experts.

After an additional sixty ratifications or accessions to the Convention, the membership of the Committee shall increase by six members, attaining a maximum number of eighteen members.

3.
3.

The members of the Committee shall serve in their personal capacity and shall be of high moral standing and recognized competence and experience in the field covered by the present Convention.

When nominating their candidates, States Parties are invited to give due consideration to the provision set out in Article 4.3 of the present Convention.

4.
4.

The members of the Committee shall be elected by States Parties, consideration being given to equitable geographical distribution, representation of the different forms of civilization and of the principal legal systems, balanced gender representation and participation of experts with disabilities.

5.

The members of the Committee shall be elected by secret ballot from a list of persons nominated by the States Parties from among their nationals at meetings of the Conference of States Parties.
At those meetings, for which two thirds of States Parties shall constitute a quorum, the persons elected to the Committee shall be those who obtain the largest number of votes and an absolute majority of the votes of the representatives of States Parties present and voting.

6.

The initial election shall be held no later than six months after the date of entry into force of the present Convention.
At least four months before the date of each election, the Secretary-General of the United Nations shall address a letter to the States Parties inviting them to submit the nominations within two months.

The Secretary- General shall subsequently prepare a list in alphabetical order of all persons thus nominated, indicating the State Parties which have VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 557 nominated them, and shall submit it to the States Parties to the present Convention.

7.
7.

The members of the Committee shall be elected for a term of four years.

They shall be eligible for re-election once.

However, the term of six of the members elected at the first election shall expire at the end of two years; immediately after the first election, the names of these six members shall be chosen by lot by the chairperson of the meeting referred to in paragraph 5 of this article.

8.
8.

The election of the six additional members of the Committee shall be held on the occasion of regular elections, in accordance with the relevant provisions of this article.

9.

If a member of the Committee dies or resigns or declares that for any other cause she or he can no longer perform her or his duties, the State Party which nominated the member shall appoint the another expert possessing requirements set out in the relevant provisions of this article, to serve for the remainder of the term.
the qualifications and meeting 10.

The Committee shall establish its own rules of procedure.

11.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall provide the necessary staff and facilities for the effective performance of the functions of the Committee under the present Convention, and shall convene its initial meeting.

12.
12.

With the approval of the General Assembly, the members of the Committee established under the present Convention shall receive emoluments from United Nations resources on such terms and conditions as the Assembly may decide, having regard to the importance of the Committee’s responsibilities.

13.
13.

The members of the Committee shall be entitled to the facilities, privileges and immunities of experts on mission for the United Nations as laid down in the relevant sections of the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the United Nations.

Article 35 - Reports by States Parties 1.


Each State Party shall submit to the Committee, through the Secretary-General of the United Nations, a comprehensive report on measures taken to give effect to its obligations under the present Convention and on the progress made in that regard, within two years after the entry into force of the present Convention for the State Party concerned.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 558 2.


Thereafter, States Parties shall submit subsequent reports at least every four years and further whenever the Committee so requests.

3.

The Committee shall decide any guidelines applicable to the content of the reports.

4.

A State Party which has submitted a comprehensive initial report to the Committee need not, in its subsequent reports, repeat information previously provided.
When preparing reports to the Committee, States Parties are invited to consider doing so in an open and transparent process and to give due consideration to the provision set out in Article 4.3 of the present Convention.

5.

Reports may indicate factors and difficulties affecting the degree of fulfilment of obligations under the present Convention.

Article 36 - Consideration of reports 1.


Each report shall be considered by the Committee, which shall make such suggestions and general recommendations on the report as it may consider appropriate and shall forward these to the State Party concerned.

The State Party may respond with any information it chooses to the Committee.

The Committee may request further information from States Parties relevant to the implementation of the present Convention.

2.
2.

If a State Party is significantly overdue in the submission of a report, the Committee may notify the State Party concerned of the need to examine the implementation of the present Convention in that State Party, on the basis of reliable information available to the Committee, if the relevant report is not submitted within three months following the notification.

The Committee shall invite the State Party concerned to participate in such examination.
Should the State Party respond by submitting the relevant report, the provisions of paragraph 1 of this article will apply.

3.

The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall make available the reports to all States Parties.

4.

States Parties shall make their reports widely available to the public in their own countries and facilitate access to the suggestions and general recommendations relating to these reports.

5.
5.

The Committee shall it may consider appropriate, to the specialized agencies, funds and programmes of the United Nations, and other competent bodies, reports from States transmit, as VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 559 Parties in order to address a request or indication of a need for technical advice or assistance contained therein, along with the Committee’s observations and recommendations, if any, on these requests or indications.

Article 37 - Cooperation between States Parties and the Committee 1.
Each State Party shall cooperate with the Committee and assist its members in the fulfilment of their mandate.

2.

In its relationship with States Parties, the Committee shall give due consideration to ways and means of enhancing national capacities for the implementation of the present Convention, including through international cooperation.
Article 38 - Relationship of the Committee with other bodies In order to foster the effective implementation of the present Convention and to encourage international cooperation in the field covered by the present Convention: (a) implementation of such provisions of The specialized agencies and other United Nations organs shall be entitled to be represented at the consideration of the present the Convention as fall within the scope of their mandate.
The Committee may invite the specialized agencies and other competent bodies as it may consider appropriate to provide expert advice on the implementation of the Convention in areas falling within the scope of their respective mandates.
The Committee may invite specialized agencies and other United Nations organs to submit reports on the implementation of the Convention in areas falling within the scope of their activities; (b) The Committee, as it discharges its mandate, shall consult, as appropriate, other relevant bodies instituted by international human rights treaties, with a view to ensuring the consistency of their respective reporting guidelines, suggestions and general recommendations, and avoiding duplication and overlap in the performance of their functions.
Article 39 - Report of the Committee The Committee shall report every two years to the General Assembly and to the Economic and Social Council on its activities, and may make suggestions and general recommendations based on the examination of reports and information received from the States VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 560 Parties.

Such suggestions and general recommendations shall be included in the report of the Committee together with comments, if any, from States Parties.
Article 40 - Conference of States Parties 1.

The States Parties shall meet regularly in a Conference of States Parties in order to consider any matter with regard to the implementation of the present Convention.

2.

No later than six months after the entry into force of the present Convention, the Conference of the States Parties shall be convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
The subsequent meetings shall be convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations biennially or upon the decision of the Conference of States Parties.

Article 41 - Depositary The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall be the depositary of the present Convention.

Article 42 - Signature The present Convention shall be open for signature by all States integration organizations at United Nations and by regional Headquarters in New York as of 30 March 2007.
Article 43 - Consent to be bound The present Convention shall be subject to ratification by signatory States and to formal confirmation by signatory regional integration organizations.

It shall be open for accession by any State or regional integration organization which has not signed the Convention.

Article 44 - Regional integration organizations 1.


"Regional integration organization" shall mean an organization constituted by sovereign States of a given region, to which its member States have transferred competence in respect of matters governed by this Convention.

Such organizations shall declare, in their instruments of formal confirmation or accession, the extent of their competence with respect to matters governed by this Convention.
Subsequently, they shall inform the depositary of any substantial modification in the extent of their competence.

2.

References to "States Parties" in the present Convention VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 561 shall apply to such organizations within the limits of their competence.

3.

For the purposes of Article 45, paragraph 1, and Article 47, paragraphs 2 and 3, any instrument deposited by a regional integration organization shall not be counted.

4.
4.

Regional integration organizations, in matters within their competence, may exercise their right to vote in the Conference of States Parties, with a number of votes equal to the number of their member States that are Parties to this Convention.

Such an organization shall not exercise its right to vote if any of its member States exercises its right, and vice versa.

Article 45 - Entry into force 1.


The present Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit of the twentieth instrument of ratification or accession.

2.

For each State or regional integration organization ratifying, formally confirming or acceding to the Convention after the deposit of the twentieth such instrument, the Convention shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit of its own such instrument.

Article 46 - Reservations 1.


Reservations incompatible with the object and purpose of the present Convention shall not be permitted.

2.

Reservations may be withdrawn at any time.

Article 47 - Amendments 1.

Any State Party may propose an amendment to the present Convention and submit it to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
The Secretary-General shall communicate any proposed amendments to States Parties, with a request to be notified whether they favour a conference of States Parties for the purpose of considering and deciding upon the proposals.

In the event that, within four months from the date of such communication, at least one third of the States Parties favour such a conference, the Secretary-General shall convene the conference under the auspices of the United Nations.
Any amendment adopted by a majority of two thirds of the States Parties present and voting shall be submitted by the Secretary- General to the General Assembly for approval and thereafter to all States Parties for acceptance.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 562 2.


An amendment adopted and approved in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the number of instruments of acceptance deposited reaches two thirds of the number of States Parties at the date of adoption of the amendment.

Thereafter, the amendment shall enter into force for any State Party on the thirtieth day following the deposit of its own instrument of acceptance.
An amendment shall be binding only on those States Parties which have accepted it.

3.

If so decided by the Conference of States Parties by consensus, an amendment adopted and approved in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article which relates exclusively to articles 34, 38, 39 and 40 shall enter into force for all States Parties on the thirtieth day after the number of instruments of acceptance deposited reaches two thirds of the number of States Parties at the date of adoption of the amendment.
Article 48 - Denunciation A State Party may denounce the present Convention by written notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

The denunciation shall become effective one year after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary-General.

Article 49 - Accessible format The text of the present Convention shall be made available in accessible formats.
Article 50 - Authentic texts The Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts of the present Convention shall be equally authentic.

In witness thereof the undersigned plenipotentiaries, being duly authorized thereto by their respective Governments, have signed the present Convention.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 563 SECOND SCHEDULE Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities The States Parties to the present Protocol have agreed as follows: Article 1 1.
A State Party to the present Protocol ("State Party") recognizes the competence of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ("the Committee") to receive and consider communications from or on behalf of individuals or groups of individuals subject to its jurisdiction who claim to be victims of a violation by that State Party of the provisions of the Convention.

2.
2.

No communication shall be received by the Committee if it concerns a State Party to the Convention that is not a party to the present Protocol.
Article 2 The Committee shall consider a communication inadmissible when: (a) The communication is anonymous; (b) The communication constitutes an abuse of the right of submission of such communications or is incompatible with the provisions of the Convention; (c) The same matter has already been examined by the Committee or has been or is being examined under another procedure of international investigation or settlement; (d) All available domestic remedies have not been exhausted.
This shall not be the rule where the application of the remedies is unreasonably prolonged or unlikely to bring effective relief; (e) It is manifestly ill-founded or not sufficiently substantiated; or when (f) The facts that are the subject of the communication occurred prior to the entry into force of the present Protocol for the State Party concerned unless those facts continued after that date.
VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 564 Article 3 Subject to the provisions of article 2 of the present Protocol, the Committee shall bring any communications submitted it confidentially to the attention of the State Party.

Within six months, the receiving State shall submit the Committee written explanations or statements clarifying the matter and the remedy, if any, that may have been taken by that State.

to to Article 4 1.
to to Article 4 1.

At any time after the receipt of a communication and before a determination on the merits has been reached, the Committee may transmit to the State Party concerned for its urgent consideration a request that the State Party take such interim measures as may be necessary to avoid possible irreparable damage to the victim or victims of the alleged violation.

2.
2.

Where the Committee exercises its discretion under paragraph 1 of this article, this does not imply a determination on admissibility or on the merits of the communication.

Article 5 The Committee shall hold closed meetings when examining communications under the present Protocol.

After examining a communication, the Committee shall forward its suggestions and recommendations, if any, to the State Party concerned and to the petitioner.

Article 6 1.
Article 6 1.

If the Committee receives reliable information indicating grave or systematic violations by a State Party of rights set forth in the Convention, the Committee shall invite that State Party to cooperate in the examination of the information and to this end submit observations with regard to the information concerned.

2.
2.

Taking into account any observations that may have been submitted by the State Party concerned as well as any other reliable information available to it, the Committee may designate one or more of its members to conduct an inquiry and to report urgently to the Committee.

Where warranted and with the consent of the State Party, the inquiry may include a visit to its territory.

3.
3.

After examining the findings of such an inquiry, the Committee shall transmit these findings to the State Party concerned together with any comments and recommendations.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 565 4.

The State Party concerned shall, within six months of receiving the findings, comments and recommendations transmitted by the Committee, submit its observations to the Committee.

5.
5.

Such an inquiry shall be conducted confidentially and the cooperation of the State Party shall be sought at all stages of the proceedings.

Article 7 1.

The Committee may invite the State Party concerned to include in its report under article 35 of the Convention details of any measures taken in response to an inquiry conducted under article 6 of the present Protocol.

2.
2.

The Committee may, if necessary, after the end of the period of six months referred to in article 6.4, invite the State Party concerned to inform it of the measures taken in response to such an inquiry.

Article 8 Each State Party may, at the time of signature or ratification of the present Protocol or accession thereto, declare that it does not recognize the competence of the Committee provided for in articles 6 and 7.
Article 9 The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall be the depositary of the present Protocol.

Article 10 The present Protocol shall be open for signature by signatory States and regional integration organizations of the Convention at United Nations Headquarters in New York as of 30 March 2007.

Article 11 The present Protocol shall be subject to ratification by signatory States of this Protocol which have ratified or acceded to the Convention.
It shall be subject to formal confirmation by signatory regional integration organizations of this Protocol which have formally confirmed or acceded to the Convention.

It shall be open for accession by any State or regional integration organization which has ratified, formally confirmed or acceded to the Convention and which has not signed the Protocol.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 566 Article 12 1.


"Regional integration organization" shall mean an organization constituted by sovereign States of a given region, to which its member States have transferred competence in respect of matters governed by the Convention and this Protocol.

Such formal in organizations shall declare, confirmation or accession, the extent of their competence with respect to matters governed by this Protocol.
Subsequently, they shall inform the depositary of any substantial modification in the extent of their competence.

the Convention and instruments of their 2.

References to "States Parties" in the present Protocol shall apply to such organizations within the limits of their competence.

3.

For the purposes of article 13, paragraph 1, and article 15, paragraph 2, any instrument deposited by a regional integration organization shall not be counted.

4.
4.

Regional integration organizations, in matters within their competence, may exercise their right to vote in the meeting of States Parties, with a number of votes equal to the number of their member States that are Parties to this Protocol.

Such an organization shall not exercise its right to vote if any of its member States exercises its right, and vice versa.

Article 13 1.
Article 13 1.

Subject to the entry into force of the Convention, the present Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit of the tenth instrument of ratification or accession.

2.

For each State or regional integration organization ratifying, formally confirming or acceding to the Protocol after the deposit of the tenth such instrument, the Protocol shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the deposit of its own such instrument.

Article 14 1.
Article 14 1.

Reservations incompatible with the object and purpose of the present Protocol shall not be permitted.

2.

Reservations may be withdrawn at any time.

Article 15 1.

Any State Party may propose an amendment to the present Protocol and submit it to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 567 The Secretary-General shall communicate any proposed amendments to States Parties, with a request to be notified whether they favour a meeting of States Parties for the purpose of considering and deciding upon the proposals.

In the event that, within four months from the date of such communication, at least one third of the States Parties favour such a meeting, the Secretary-General shall convene the meeting under the auspices of the United Nations.
Any amendment adopted by a majority of two thirds of the States Parties present and voting shall be submitted by the Secretary-General to the General Assembly for approval and thereafter to all States Parties for acceptance.

2.

An amendment adopted and approved in accordance with paragraph 1 of this article shall enter into force on the thirtieth day after the number of instruments of acceptance deposited reaches two thirds of the number of States Parties at the date of adoption of the amendment.
Thereafter, the amendment shall enter into force for any State Party on the thirtieth day following the deposit of its own instrument of acceptance.

An amendment shall be binding only on those States Parties which have accepted it.

Article 16 A State Party may denounce the present Protocol by written notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

The denunciation shall become effective one year after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary-General.
Article 17 The text of the present Protocol shall be made available in accessible formats.

Article 18 The Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish texts of the present Protocol shall be equally authentic.

In witness thereof the undersigned plenipotentiaries, being duly authorized thereto by their respective Governments, have signed the present Protocol.
VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 568 THIRD SCHEDULE Declaration and Reservations made by the Republic of Malta upon the signing of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and optional Protocol Interpretative statement made upon ratification: "[…] Pursuant to Article 25 of the Convention, Malta makes the following Interpretative Statement - Malta understands that the phrase "sexual and reproductive health" in Art 25 (a) of the Convention does not constitute recognition of any new international law obligation, does not create any abortion rights, and cannot be interpreted to constitute support, endorsement, or promotion of abortion.
Malta further understands that the use of this phrase is intended exclusively to underline the point that where health services are provided, they are provided without discrimination on the basis of disability.

Malta’s national legislation considers pregnancy through induced abortion as illegal.".
the termination of Reservations made upon ratification: "[…] Pursuant to Article 29(a)(i) and (iii) of the Convention, while the Government of Malta is fully committed to ensure the effective and full participation of persons with disabilities in political and public life, including the exercise of their right to vote by secret ballot in elections and referenda, and to stand for elections, Malta makes the following reservations: With regard to (a)(i): Malta reserves the right to continue to apply its current electoral legislation in so far as voting procedures, facilities and materials are concerned.
With regard to (a)(iii): Malta reserves the right to continue to apply its current electoral legislation in so far as assistance in voting procedures is concerned.".
Interpretative statement and reservation made upon signature: "(a) Pursuant to Article 25 of the Convention, Malta makes the following Interpretative Statement - Malta understands that the phrase "sexual and reproductive health" in Art 25 (a) of the Convention does not constitute recognition of any new international law obligation, does not create any abortion rights, and cannot be interpreted to VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA C 569 constitute support, endorsement, or promotion of abortion.
Malta further understands that the use of this phrase is intended exclusively to underline the point that where health services are provided, they are provided without discrimination on the basis of disability.

Malta’s national legislation, considers the termination of pregnancy through induced abortion as illegal.
(b) Pursuant to Article 29(a)(i) and (iii) of the Convention, while the Government of Malta is fully committed to ensure the effective and full participation of persons with disabilities in political and public life, including the exercise of their right to vote by secret ballot in elections and referenda, and to stand for elections, Malta makes the following reservations: With regard to (a)(i): At this stage, Malta reserves the right to continue to apply its current electoral legislation in so far as voting procedures, facilities and materials are concerned.
With regard to (a)(iii): Malta reserves the right to continue to apply its current electoral legislation in so far as assistance in voting procedures is concerned.".

Objects and Reasons The objects of this Bill are to make provision for the substantive Articles of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Optional Protocol to the said Convention, to become, and be, enforceable as part of the Law of Malta.
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