Discrimination against persons dealing with chronic and long-term illnesses

Amendment No. 5 | Doc. 15208 | 21 April 2021

Committee

Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination

Origin

2021 - First part-session

In the draft resolution, paragraph 5, after the words “social disadvantage” add the following words:

"and discrimination"

Explanatory note

The main focus of this report is discrimination against persons suffering from chronic and long-term illnesses. Non-discrimination is one of the key principles of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Article 3 of the Convention).