On 28 December 2007 was approved by the Council of Ministers the draft law ratifying the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which will now follow the parliamentary process.
The first major international conventions on human rights in the Third Millennium.
Italy - which has also signed the Optional Protocol (text in English - file formats. Pdf) of the Convention - is committed to accelerate as much as possible the process of ratification with the necessary legislative measures to darrne practical application.
On March 30, 2007 in New York, the United Nations Headquarters, in fact, the Minister of Social Solidarity, Paolo Ferrero has signed for Italy, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 13, 2006.
The Convention, which covers over 650 million people worldwide are living with the difficulties associated with their condition and most diverse forms of discrimination, reaffirms the inalienable rights that belong to each individual and that can not be denied the right most fragile part of the population.
General principles of the Convention
respect for the inherent dignity, individual autonomy including the freedom to make their own choices, and independence of persons;
non-discrimination;
full and effective participation and inclusion in society; the
respect for difference and acceptance of people with disabilities as part of human diversity and humanity;
equality of opportunity;
accessibility;
equality between men and women;
Respect for the evolving capacities of children with disabilities and respect the right of children with disabilities to preserve own identity.
In this collective effort, Italy has made an important contribution by providing its proven experience in recent decades in the promotion and protection of these rights.
Italy is considered one of the most advanced countries in the affirmation of the rights of persons with disabilities. Our system, in fact, already the law of 5 February 1992, n. 104 sought to ensure full respect for the dignity and rights of freedom and autonomy of the person with disabilities, while implementing the principle of gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures which might affect the disability. However, the social dynamics, cultural, scientific and economic require that a regulatory system, however complex and advanced, to implement, without delay, the processes of updating and revision of the instruments at its disposal, to increase, at all levels, social inclusion and the direct participation of people with disabilities.
Source: Ministry of Social Solidarity
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