Table 1: Possible tasks for Article 33 (2) frameworks envisaged during the drafting of the CRPD, by different actors Thematic study by the OHCHR on the Chair of Ad Hoc structure and role of Working groups CRPD Committee drafting national mechanisms drafting CRPD CRPD for the implemen- tation and monitoring of the CRPD Scrutiny of existing national legislation, regulations and Promoting awareness practices, as well as of the provisions of the draft bills and other convention proposals, to ensure they are consistent with convention requirements Provisions of technical advice to public authorities or other Regularly examining the Undertaking or Promote agencies in construing situation of persons with facilitating research on and applying the disability with a view to the impact of the convention, including on promoting and convention or of the basis of observations protecting their human national legislation and recommendations rights and general comments issued by the CRPD Committee Investigation and Regularly examining the examination or situation of persons with Hearing complaints individual and group disability with a view to about failures to complaints promoting and observe the convention Taking cases to court protecting their human Protect rights Conducting inquiries and issuing reports Assessing progress, Making stagnation or Monitoring national recommendations to retrogression in the legislation, policies and relevant authorities with enjoyment of rights over programmes to ensure the aim of enhancing a certain period of time consistency with the persons with disabilities’ convention enjoyment of their Convention rights Monitor Development of Submitting proposals indicators and Developing a system and observations benchmarks for assessing the concerning existing or draft legislation
Table 1: Possible tasks for Article 33 (2) frameworks envisaged during the drafting of the CRPD, by different actors CRPD Working groups drafting CRPD Chair of Ad Hoc Committee drafting CRPD Thematic study by the OHCHR on the structure and role of national mechanisms for the implemen- tation and monitoring of the CRPD Promote Promoting awareness of the provisions of the convention Scrutiny of existing national legislation, regulations and practices, as well as draft bills and other proposals, to ensure they are consistent with convention requirements Undertaking or facilitating research on the impact of the convention or of national legislation Regularly examining the situation of persons with disability with a view to promoting and protecting their human rights Provisions of technical advice to public authorities or other agencies in construing and applying the convention, including on the basis of observations and recommendations and general comments issued by the CRPD Committee Protect Hearing complaints about failures to observe the convention Regularly examining the situation of persons with disability with a view to promoting and protecting their human rights Investigation and examination or individual and group complaints Taking cases to court Conducting inquiries and issuing reports Monitor Monitoring national legislation, policies and programmes to ensure consistency with the convention Making recommendations to relevant authorities with the aim of enhancing persons with disabilities’ enjoyment of their Convention rights Assessing progress, stagnation or retrogression in the enjoyment of rights over a certain period of time Developing a system for assessing the Submitting proposals and observations concerning existing or draft legislation Development of indicators and benchmarks
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