This practical guide on independent monitoring frameworks is aimed at assisting States parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and other stakeholders, including national human rights institutions and civil society, in understanding the key criteria for the establishment and functioning of independent monitoring frameworks according to the requirements of the Convention and the jurisprudence of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
States invariably indicate in their periodic reports to the Committee that they have established some form of independent monitoring framework, yet the structure and operation of such frameworks vary from State to State in their legal basis, composition, mandate, and resources. The Committee has consistently recommended measures that States should take to ensure their mechanisms adhere to Article 33 (2) of the Convention. Indeed, the Paris Principles allow States flexibility to determine the most appropriate approach to meet their “particular needs at the national level.
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