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Irish Centre for Human Rights Submits on the Draft State Report on the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

In advance of Ireland’s first examination under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) the Irish Centre for Human Rights (ICHR) welcomes the opportunity to submit feedback on Ireland’s draft report. On Friday 9 April, the ICHR, in its submission, highlighted the significant lack of reference made to asylum seekers with disabilities in Direct Provision. This is a major concern given asylum seekers are one of the most marginalised and potentially most vulnerable population groups of disabled persons in Ireland.

The authors raise questions on specific articles of the Convention and on the Vulnerability Assessment Tool which the Government ought to address in their report to the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

The submission authored by Keelin Barry, Irish Research Council Government of Ireland PhD Scholar and Róisín Dunbar, LLM can be accessed here.

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