ICCPR Shadow Report of the Austrian Disability Council 2024

The submission at hand is mostly based on documents from the Austrian Disability Council, the umbrella organization of over 85 Member Associations representing approximately 1.4 million persons with disabilities in Austria. These documents were elaborated in participatory formats with persons with disabilities and their organizations. In addition, experts from various fields including persons with disabilities contributed to the civil society report providing their expertise.

In the process of preparing this submission, the Austrian Disability Council has been supported by the International Disability Alliance and the VertretungsNetz, whose collaboration is acknowledged and very much appreciated.

Austria ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) on 10 September 1978 and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and its Optional Protocol on 26 September 2008. The human rights standards of the ICCPR and the CRPD intersect and reinforce each other when it comes to the civil and political rights of persons with disabilities. This submission will cover articles 2, 3, 4, 7, 9, 10, 14, 17, 19, 20, 23, 25, 26 and 50 of the ICCPR.