Committee of Experts on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (DECS-RPD)
Set up by the Committee of Ministers under Article 17 of the Statute of the Council of Europe and in accordance with Resolution CM/Res(2011)24 on intergovernmental committees and subordinate bodies, their terms of reference and working methods.
Type of committee: Subordinate body
Terms of reference valid from: 1 January 2016 until 31 December 2017
Main tasks |
Under the supervision of the European Committee for Social Cohesion, Human Dignity and Equality (CDDECS), the DECS-RPD will conduct the intergovernmental work in the field of disability rights assigned to it by the Committee of Ministers. The DECS-RPD will:
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Pillar/Sector/Programme |
Pillar: Human Rights |
Expected results |
Standards, policies and activities are strengthened and implemented to ensure the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities, notably through the following actions:
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Composition |
Members: Governments of member States are invited to appoint representatives with the relevant qualifications and/or responsibility in the field of protection and promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities. The competencies of member States’ representatives to the Committee should correspond to the comprehensive multidisciplinary nature of the disability-related activities and projects. The Council of Europe budget will bear the travelling and subsistence expenses of one representative from each member State (two in the case of the State whose representative has been elected Chair). Member States may send other representatives without defrayal of expenses. Each member of the committee shall have one vote. Where a government designates more than one member, only one of them is entitled to take part in the voting. Participants: The following may send representatives, without the right to vote and at the charge of their corresponding administrative budgets: - Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe; - Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe; - European Court of Human Rights; - Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights; - Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe; - Committees or other bodies of the Council of Europe engaged in related work, as appropriate. The following may send representatives, without the right to vote and without defrayal of expenses: - The European Union (including as appropriate the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA)); - Observer States to the Council of Europe: Canada, Holy See, Japan, Mexico, United States of America; - United Nations Organisation (UN); United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO); United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); World Health Organization (WHO); International Labour Organisation (ILO); United Nations Development Programme (UNDP); Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR); Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR); - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); - Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE); - The World Bank; - Nordic Centre for Welfare and Social Issues (NVC) under the aegis of the Nordic Council of Ministers. Observers: The following organisations may send representatives, without the right to vote and without defrayal of expenses: - European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities (EASPD); - European Disability Forum (EDF); - Rehabilitation International (RI). |
Working methods |
Meetings: 48 members, 1 meeting in 2016, 3 days 48 members, 1 meeting in 2017, 3 days The Committee will appoint a Gender Equality Rapporteur from amongst its members. The Committee’s work shall include relevant transversal perspectives, inter alia, on children, youth, gender and ageing of persons with disabilities, in all areas of their work. The rules of procedure of the Committee are governed by Resolution CM/Res(2011)24 on intergovernmental committees and subordinate bodies, their terms of reference and working methods. |
Budgetary information*
2016
Meetings per year |
Number of days |
Members |
Plenary € |
Bureau € |
Subordinate structures/ |
Secretariat |
1 |
3 |
48 |
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2017
Meetings per year |
Number of days |
Members |
Plenary € |
Bureau € |
Subordinate structures/ |
Secretariat |
1 |
3 |
48 |
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*The costs presented above take into consideration the per diem, travel, interpretation, translation and document printing. Costs calculated on the basis of the per diem and recharged services costs at their 2015 level.
[1] Cf. Relevant decision of the Committee of Ministers (CM/Del/Dec(2013)1168/10.2) and list of Conventions in Appendix 1.