CRPD/ C/JPN/CO/1

National implementation and monitoring (art. 33)
69.

The Committee is concerned that:

(a)
There is no national human rights institution in line with the Paris Principles
at the State Party;
(b)
The Commission on Policy for Persons with Disabilities, established as the
monitoring mechanism of the Convention, is in Cabinet Office, has a limited scope and
insufficient representation of the diversity of disabilities and gender balance among its
membership.
70.
The Committee recommends that the State party take into account its guidelines
on independent monitoring frameworks and their participation in the work of the
Committee and establish a national human rights institution with a broad mandate on
the protection of human rights and adequate human, technical and financial resources,
in full compliance with the Paris Principles, and, within its framework, strengthen the
formal capacity of the Commission on Policy for Persons with Disabilities, and
guarantee independence, the representation of diversity of disabilities and gender
balance among its membership for monitoring the implementation of the Convention.

IV. Follow-up
Dissemination of information
71.
The Committee emphasizes the importance of all the recommendations
contained in the present concluding observations. With regard to urgent measures that
must be taken, the Committee would like to draw the State party’s attention to the
recommendations contained in paragraphs 42, on living independently and being
included in the community, and 52, on inclusive education.
72.
The Committee requests the State party to implement the recommendations
contained in the present concluding observations. It recommends that the State party
transmit the concluding observations for consideration and action to members of the
Government and Parliament, officials in relevant ministries, local authorities and
members of relevant professional groups, such as education, medical and legal
professionals, as well as to the media, using modern social communication strategies.
73.
The Committee strongly encourages the State party to involve civil society
organizations, in particular organizations of persons with disabilities, in the
preparation of its periodic report.
74.
The Committee requests the State party to disseminate the present concluding
observations widely, including to non-governmental organizations and organizations of
persons with disabilities, and to persons with disabilities themselves and members of
their families, in national and minority languages, including sign language, and in
accessible formats, including Easy Read, and to make them available on the government
website on human rights.
Next periodic report
75.
The Committee requests the State party to submit its combined second, third and
fourth periodic reports by 20 February 2028 and to include therein information on the
implementation of the recommendations made in the present concluding observations.
The Committee also requests the State party to consider submitting the abovementioned reports under the Committee’s simplified reporting procedure, according to
which the Committee prepares a list of issues at least one year prior to the due date set
for the report of a State party. The replies of a State party to such a list of issues
constitute its report.

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