Participants of the Fifth Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to review good practices and challenges in the implementation of the Convention. UN Photo/Evan Schneider The CRPD Committee met with NHRIs and other national monitoring mechanisms designated under article 33(2) on 25 September 2014. The goal was to explore ways in which NHRIs can contribute to monitoring both at the international and domestic level. The ‘outcome document’ from the meeting proposed several steps to deepen the mutual engagement of both, including drafting Guidelines on the participation of NHRIs in all stages of the Committee’s work. These Guidelines follow logically from the precedent of the 2014 Guidelines on the engagement of civil society with the CRPD Committee.8 In preparing its Guidelines, the Committee pledged to work closely with NHRIs. The Committee published its draft Guidelines in May 2016 and they were adopted in August 2016. Detailed information about the Guidelines is provided in Part II of this Manual. 8 Guidelines for the Participation of Disabled Person’s Organizations (DPOs) and Civil Society Organizations in the work of the Committee, CRPD/C/11/2, Annex II, April 2014. Introduction for users | 3