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Article
29 - Participation in political and public life
Background Documents | Article
29 Background
Seventh Session | Sixth Session | Fourth
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Working Group | References
Compilation of proposed revisions and amendments made by the members of the Ad Hoc Committee to the draft text presented by the Working Group as a basis for negotiations by Member States and Observers in the Ad Hoc Committee
(updated after the completion of the first reading at the Fourth Session, 26 August 2004)
Article 18
Participation in political and [public life Jordan] (public affairs Jordan)
[[States Parties [recognize Uganda] (shall ensure Uganda) the political
rights of persons with disabilities (and their role in public administration
Uruguay), [without discrimination Costa Rica] (on the basis of effective
equality and to guarantee its effective enjoyment Costa Rica), and undertake
to: Argentina, Lebanon]
(Shall guarantee the political rights of persons with disabilities without undue
restrictions and undertake to: Argentina)
(States Parties shall guarantee to all persons with disabilities the full participation
to political and public life without any discrimination or restriction, and
shall undertake to: Lebanon)
(a) [Actively promote an environment in which [persons China] (citizens
China) with disabilities can effectively and fully participate in political
[and public Japan, China] life, directly or through freely chosen representatives
(in the countries that approve of indirect voting Lebanon) Morocco] (Allow
persons with disabilities to participate effectively, fully and freely in political
and public life Morocco), [including (by guaranteeing Namibia) [the right
and opportunity of [citizens Namibia] (persons Namibia) with disabilities
China] Japan] (exercise the right China) (by providing citizens with disabilities
with opportunities Japan) to vote and (to China) [be elected India] (stand
for election India) (in accordance with election law China), and by [ensuring
that Australia] (promoting Australia) (political processes, Costa Rica)
(taking measures to establish and maintain Japan) voting procedures and facilities
(that Australia):
(i) Are appropriate, accessible and easy to understand (and use Canada);
(ii) Protect the right of citizens with disabilities to (make a free and informed
decision Costa Rica) vote by secret ballot; and
(iii) [[Allow, where necessary, (and at the citizens request Costa Rica)
the provision of [assistance (of their choice Uganda) in voting to citizens
with disabilities Costa Rica] (the required support to exercise their vote
Costa Rica) (when they so request Guatemala) (introducing the necessary
adaptations that will facilitate the use of new technologies Uruguay) Morocco]
(Ensure that the necessary support is provided to citizens with disabilities
to vote Morocco) Chile]; (Guarantee the effective exercise of the right
of suffrage to all citizens with disabilities who request it, and the necessary
assistance to this effect, including the alternative of assisted voting, which
does not impede the secrecy of the ballot indicated in the previous point
Chile)
(b) Actively promote an environment in which persons with disabilities can effectively
and fully participate in [the conduct of public administration Argentina]
(direction of public issues Argentina) (without discrimination EU), [and
shall [encourage, as appropriate Yemen] (ensure Yemen), their participation
in public affairs China], including [to Japan, China] (their Japan):
(i) Participate (participating Japan) [on a basis of equality EU, Australia]
(on an equal basis to others Australia) in the activities and administration
of political parties and civil society;
((i bis) Take all appropriate measures to ensure that people with disabilities
without any discrimination have the opportunity to represent their governments
and to participate in the work of international organizations Kenya
(ii) [Form and join Japan] (establishing and adhering to Japan) organizations
[of persons with disabilities Mexico] to represent persons with disabilities
at (local Namibia) (international Uganda, Yemen) national, regional and
local levels;
((iii) represent their states at national, regional and international levels
to participate in the work of international organizations Namibia)
[(c) Ensure that persons with disabilities and their organizations [participate,
on an [equal basis South Africa] to others EU] (equitably South Africa)
(can participate without discrimination and on an equal basis to other citizens
EU), in all decision-making processes, [[in particular those [concerning
China] issues relating to [persons with disabilities Peru] South Africa]
Chile] (public and political life Peru, Guatemala) (in matters of public
interest and the persons with disabilities in particular, implying their participation
in the design, implementation, control and evaluation of public policies, as
well as legislative proposals Chile). (including to: (i) participate in the
formulation, implementation and evaluation of plans and programmes for national
and regional development Namibia) New Zealand]
((d) enable persons with disabilities to participate in the formulation, implementation
and evaluation of plans and programmes for local, national and regional development,
which may affect them Kenya) New Zealand]
((d) to ensure that persons with disabilities can access national parliaments
and/or local government legislative bodies and be properly seated therein either
as elected members of those bodies or as visitors Trinidad and Tobago)
((d) States Parties shall adopt such legislative and other measures as may be
necessary to ensure that persons with disabilities have an effective opportunity
to enjoy the rights protected in this article Uganda)
(1. States Parties shall guarantee to [citizens Israel, Sierra Leone] (persons
Israel, Sierra Leone) with disabilities [the right and the opportunity Israel]
(implementation and fulfilment on the basis of equality of such rights as are
prescribed by law Israel) (of citizens Sierra Leone) to take part, on the
basis of equality, ( Israel) in the conduct of public affairs, [including
the right and opportunity to vote Israel] and be elected in all elections
and public referenda and be eligible for election to publicly elected bodies.
In particular States Parties shall ensure that voting procedures and facilities:
(a) Are appropriate, accessible and easy to understand;
(b) Protect the right of [citizens Israel] (persons Israel) with disabilities
to (entitled to Israel) vote by secret ballot; and
(c) Allow, where necessary, the provision of assistance in voting to [citizens
Israel] (persons Israel) with disabilities (entitled to vote Israel).
2. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure to persons with
disabilities, on the basis of equality, the right:
(a) To participate in the formulation [of government policy and the implementation
thereof Sierra Leone] (and implementation of public policies Sierra Leone)
and to hold public office and perform all public functions at all levels of
government;
(b) To participate in (international organizations Sierra Leone) non-governmental
organizations and associations concerned with the public and political life
of the country.
3. In particular, States Parties shall actively promote an environment in which
persons with disabilities can:
(a) Participate in the activities and administration of political parties;
(b) Form, lead and join organizations of persons with disabilities established
to represent them at (international Serbia and Montenegro) national, regional
and local levels. New Zealand)
(States Parties shall guarantee that the rights of this article are not denied
or restricted on the basis of disability in any manner Israel)