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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).