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Brunei Darussalam ratifies CRPD (total: 163)

Brunei Darussalam ratified the Convention on 11 April 2016, bringing the total number of States Parties to the CRPD to 163. The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) marked a major milestone in the effort to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights of persons with disabilities.

Working towards universal ratification and implementation of the CRPD:

Ratifications/Accessions: 163
Signatories*: 160

Optional Protocol
Ratification/Accessions: 88
Signatories*: 92

(* Signatories include countries or regional integration organizations that have signed the Convention and its Optional Protocol)

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