United Nations
Convention on the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities
CRPD/C/LTU/CO/1*
Distr.: General
11 May 2016
Original: English
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Concluding observations on the initial report of Lithuania**
I. Introduction
1.
The Committee considered the initial report of Lithuania (CRPD/C/LTU/1) at its
246th and 247th meetings (see CRPD/C/SR.246 and 247), held on 6 and 7 April 2016. It
adopted the present concluding observations at its 261st meeting, held on 18 April 2016.
2.
The Committee welcomes the initial report of Lithuania, which was prepared in
accordance with the Committee’s reporting guidelines, and thanks the State party for its
written replies (CRPD/C/LTU/Q/1/Add.1) to the list of issues prepared by the Committee
(CRPD/C/LTU/Q/1).
3.
The Committee appreciates the fruitful dialogue held with the State party’s
delegation during the consideration of the report and commends the State party for the
strength of its delegation, which included many government representatives responsible for
the implementation of the Convention.
II. Positive aspects
4.
The Committee commends the State party for:
(a)
Having raised public awareness with a view to eradicating negative attitudes
towards and stereotypes associated with disability;
(b)
Submitting to the Seimas (the parliament of Lithuania) the amendments to
the Law on Elections and the Law on Referendum making it possible to vote using
accessible electronic voting systems;
(c)
Including organizations of persons with disabilities in the development of the
national programme for the social integration of persons with disabilities for the period
2013-2019.
* Reissued for technical reasons on 2 June 2016.
** Adopted by the Committee at its fifteenth session (29 March-21 April 2016).
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