Nepal has become a state party to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

On behalf of the Nepal government, Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations Madhu Raman Acharya on Thursday signed the Convention and its optional protocol 2006 at the treaty section signature room of the UN Headquarters in New York.

The UN General Assembly had adopted the Convention and the optional protocol on 13 December, 2006.

Under the Convention, states parties would guarantee that persons with disabilities enjoyed their inherent right to life on an equal basis with others. Children with disabilities would have equal rights, would not be separated from their parents against their will, except in their best interests, and would in no case be separated from their parents on the basis of a disability of either the child or the parents. nepalnews.com ag Jan 04 07