Autistic Minority International is an international autistic self-advocacy organization founded in 2013 as a non-profit association under Swiss law and based in Geneva. It works in particular with the UN, WHO and international human rights mechanisms.
Portuguese-language document bringing together content related to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Brazil’s Lei Brasileira de Inclusão.
Initial report submitted by the French Government to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities under Article 35 of the Convention, reference CRPD/C/FRA/1.
United Nations Treaty Collection resource devoted to international human rights instruments. However, the URL currently recorded in the entry leads to a “PageNotFound” page and no longer provides direct access to the intended resource.
Portuguese-language document compiling the General Comments of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, made available by the Ministério Público de São Paulo.
United Nations Committee Against Torture, a treaty body responsible for monitoring implementation of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment.
United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, composed of independent experts responsible for monitoring implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and carrying out the functions provided for by the Convention and its Optional Protocol.
United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child, a treaty body responsible for monitoring implementation of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and its Optional Protocols.
United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, adopted in 2006 and entered into force in 2008. It establishes an international framework for protecting and promoting the rights of persons with disabilities.
World Health Organization report published in 2024 on the ethics and governance of artificial intelligence applied to health.
United Nations Human Rights Committee, a treaty body composed of independent experts responsible for monitoring implementation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
Entry in the International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision (ICD-11), corresponding to code 6A02 “Autism spectrum disorder”. The WHO ICD-11 platform offers multiple interface and browsing languages.
International day observed annually on April 2. The United Nations General Assembly designated the day in 2007 through resolution A/RES/62/139.
Study by the French Defender of Rights published in 2016 on the direct effect of provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the French legal order and their interaction with national, European and international case law.
Website of the Mission of Autistan to the United Nations, presenting this representation of the Autistan Diplomatic Organization to the United Nations and its activities.
Concluding observations adopted in 2021 by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities regarding France’s initial report under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for global public health. Its institutional website publishes content and documents in its six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
United Nations Programme on Disability within the Division for Inclusive Social Development of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA), devoted to issues concerning the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities.
2016 report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, presented to the Human Rights Council as A/HRC/31/62.
2017 report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights on the right of access to justice for persons with disabilities under Article 13 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Alternative report by Alliance Autiste published in 2021, analyzing France’s responses and implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in France as part of its review by the UN Committee.
World Health Assembly Resolution WHA67.8, adopted on May 24, 2014, on comprehensive and coordinated efforts concerning autism spectrum disorders. It calls on states in particular to strengthen policies, services, research and action against stigma.
Initial report submitted by the Ugandan state to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Report of the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities on her visit to France from October 3 to 13, 2017, published as A/HRC/40/54/Add.1 in 2019.
Official World Health Organization fact sheet on autism, presenting key facts, general information and the WHO response. The page was updated on September 17, 2025.
Statement delivered in 2023 by Irène Esambo Diata, Minister Delegate of the Democratic Republic of the Congo responsible for persons with disabilities and other vulnerable persons, at the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
