General Comments
EUD regularly provides with input to the General Comments of the UN CRPD Committee to ensure they reflect deaf perspective. A general comment is a treaty body’s interpretation of human rights treaty provisions, thematic issues, or its methods of work.
General comments often seek to clarify the reporting duties of State parties with respect to certain provisions and sug-gest approaches to implementing treaty provisions.
Contribute to UN CRPD Committee’s General Comment on Employment
On the 22nd of March the UN CRPD Committee will hold a general discussion on the
EUD and WFD joint submission on the outline of the General Comment Article 27
As part of the process of drafting a General Comment on Art. 27 of the
4th Forum on Persons with Disabilities
On 16 December 2021, the EUD attended a webinar hosted by the World Health Organisation
General Comment No.8 on the right to work and employment is published by the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
On 8th September 2022, the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities released its
Amplifying the protection and participation of Deaf Women and Girls in Humanitarian, Crisis and Emergency situations
Within the context of the 16th session of the Conference of the State Parties (COSP)
EUD makes Intervention at the 16th Session of the Conference of the State Parties to the UN CRPD
COSP From 14th – 15th June 2023, the 16th session of the Conference of the
Loud and United For a Strong Directive to end Violence against Women
On 8th November 2023, EUD attended the event “Loud and United For a Strong Directive
CRPD Concluding Observations: EU to Prioritise the Rights of Deaf People to National Sign Languages!
CRPD Committee Issues Concluding Observations on the European Union – Rights of Deaf People and