Note The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the APF concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. ISBN 978-0-9942513-8-1 (print) ISBN 978-0-9942513-9-8 (electronic) Human Rights and Disability: A Manual for National Human Rights Institutions © Copyright Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions March 2017 (December 2018) No reproduction is permitted without prior written consent from the APF. Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions GPO Box 5218 Sydney NSW 1042 Australia Credits Cover photographs United Nations photographs are the property of the United Nations, which holds all rights in connection with their usage. Left: Afghanis, including many with disabilities, gather to celebrate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities in Kabul, Afghanistan. UN Photo/Fardin Waezi. Centre: Worker with a disability in Dong Nai, Vietnam. Photo by ILO in Asia and the Pacific/A. Nguyen, reproduced under a CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license. Bottom: A participant take pictures at a special event at the United Nations, New York on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. UN Photo/Amanda Voisard.