Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons
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The Declaration on the Rights of Disabled Persons was a declaration of the General Assembly
of the United Nations
, made on 9 December 1975. It is the 3447th resolution made by the Assembly.
As a resolution of the Assembly, it is not binding on member nations, but it forms a framework that may be drawn on for the purposes of international and domestic law.
It consists of a lengthy preamble, and thirteen clauses that broadly promote the rights of those with disabilities.
In 2007 the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
was adopted.
United Nations General Assembly
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of the United Nations
United Nations
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, made on 9 December 1975. It is the 3447th resolution made by the Assembly.
As a resolution of the Assembly, it is not binding on member nations, but it forms a framework that may be drawn on for the purposes of international and domestic law.
It consists of a lengthy preamble, and thirteen clauses that broadly promote the rights of those with disabilities.
In 2007 the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is an international human rights instrument of the United Nations intended to protect the rights and dignity of persons with disabilities...
was adopted.