📢 Call for Input from Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities: “Breaking the glass ceiling: equal participation of persons with disabilities in political life.”
Deadline: 31st October 2025
📢 Call for Input from Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities: “Breaking the glass ceiling: equal participation of persons with disabilities in political life.”
⏰ Deadline: 31st October
Through this report, the Special Rapporteur aims to raise awareness of existing barriers and practical recommendations to ensure that disabled people have equal opportunities to stand in elections and hold public office, particularly in local and national elections.
Submissions will be posted on the Special Rapporteur’s webpage at the time of the publication of the report, except for those including a clear request not to be publicly disclosed. Only submissions received in accessible formats will be published.
📝 Submissions via email, 2000 word limit, Word and PDF versions accepted.
🔗 Find more information and details on submissions here: https://www.ohchr.org/en/calls-for-input/2025/call-inputs-breaking-glass-ceiling-equal-participation-persons-disabilities
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