Making complaints to the United Nations Disability Committee: A Guide for New Zealanders

Introduction What is the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities? What is an optional protocol? What is the Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities? Who can make a complaint? When can a complaint be taken to the UN Disability Committee? How do I make a complaint to the UN Disability Committee? What does the UN Disability Committee do with a complaint? Grave and systematic violations of the CRPD Comments and recommendations Contact information Appendix 1: Resources and links Appendix 2: Glossary Are the UN Disability Committee’s decisions binding?