{"id":12335,"date":"2022-02-07T09:24:52","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T07:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.crj.ro\/?p=12335"},"modified":"2022-06-24T10:59:01","modified_gmt":"2022-06-24T07:59:01","slug":"romania-the-only-eu-state-that-did-not-report-to-the-un-committee-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities-what-are-we-risking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.crj.ro\/en\/romania-the-only-eu-state-that-did-not-report-to-the-un-committee-on-the-rights-of-persons-with-disabilities-what-are-we-risking\/","title":{"rendered":"Romania, the only EU State that did not report to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. What are we risking?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"‼\" UPDATE: In February, Romania did send in the end the country report on the measures taken to implement its obligations unde the CRPD. Yet, the aforementioned report wasn’t made public prior to its sending, making it impossible for it to be put under public debate, as it should had been under the CRPD. The full report can be read HERE<\/a>.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Romania ratified the <\/span>Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities<\/span><\/a> (CRPD) in 2010 and had the obligation to submit at least 3 country reports within almost 11 years. In order to fulfill the obligation set out in Article 35 “Reports of States Parties”, Romania had to submit a comprehensive report on the measures taken to implement its obligations under the CRPD, with the consultation and involvement of persons with disabilities and non-governmental organisations. The reports submitted would have highlighted the factors and difficulties affecting the degree of fulfilment of the obligations under the UN Convention.<\/span><\/p>\n

Furthermore, the EU has ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which provisions are therefore an integral part of the European Union’s legal system.<\/span><\/p>\n

So far, the Centre for Legal Resources Centre (CLR) <\/span>has not received a full answer<\/span><\/a> from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the question of who is responsible for sending the Romanian report to the CRPD Committee. In CLR\u00b4s view, the National Authority for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (ANDPDCA) was obliged to prepare these reports, which was entrusted by the <\/span>government decision<\/span><\/a> on its organisation and functioning (Article 5(1) and (4), Article 6(1)(e)) with the task of drafting them and fulfilling the obligations assumed under the CRPD. The ANDPDCA has also been designated as <\/span>the coordination mechanism<\/span><\/a> for the implementation of the CRPD (Law 8\/2016, Art. 15).<\/span><\/p>\n

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If we look at <\/span>the status of<\/span><\/a> each country in Europe and in the region that has ratified the CRPD, we will have a cold and concise radiography of the interest Romania show to people with disabilities. <\/span>More than 10 years have passed since the ratification of the Convention…\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Why has it come to this and why has Romania not submitted any report in almost 11 years?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

In the reports which States are required under Article 35 of the Convention to submit periodically to the UN, they must identify and report on the grounds of each article, what are the problems and identify solutions for each one.<\/span><\/p>\n

In other words, Romania should say, among other things, why:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n