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Fifth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Committee 24 January - 4 February 2005 United Nations, New York

Fifth Meeting of the Ad-Hoc Committee at UN New York [UN web site links:] Fifth Meeting home page Advance Unedited Version of the Report of the Fifth Session   Revisions and amendments proposed at the Fifth Session Documents Side-events Press Releases

Coverage by Non-Governmental Organizations Ad Hoc Committee Daily Summaries Published by RI (Rehabilitation International) a global network promoting the Rights and Inclusion of people with disabilities. January 24, 2005, Summary No. 1 Article 7.5 (Equality and Non Discrimination); Article 8 (Right to Life) January 25, 2005, Summary No. 2 Article 8; Article 9 (Equal Recognition as a Person before the Law) January 26, 2005, Summary No. 3 Article 9; Article 10 (Liberty and Security of the Person) January 27, 2005, Summary No. 4 Article 10; Article 11 (Freedom from Torture, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment) and Interventions of the UN Special Rapporteur on Disability, National Human Rights Institutions, the International Disability Caucus, and other NGOs. January 28, 2005, Summary No. 5 Article 11; Article 12 (Freedom from Violence and Abuse), and a possible Article 9(bis) on Access to Justice January 31, 2005, Summary No. 6 Article 12; Article 13 (Freedom of expression and Access to Information). February 1, 2005, Summary No. 7 Article 13; Article 14 (Respect for Privacy, the Home and the Family) February 2, 2005, Summary No. 8 Article 14; Article14(bis) (Home and the Family) February 3, 2005, Summary No. 9 Article 14(bis); Article 15 (Living Independently and Being Included in the Community); Interventions by the National Human Rights Institutions, the International Disability Caucus, and other NGOs. February 4, 2005, Summary No. 10 Article 15, Review of the Coordinator's Report (Annex); and review and adoption of the Draft Report of the 5th AHC Return to top