Government, at both UK and at Stormont level, needs to implement fully the obligations set out in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in order to remove the barriers faced by people with disabilities in Northern Ireland.

That is the message which the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland will be delivering to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Geneva this week. They will be presenting a joint report to the Committee, together with human rights and equality bodies from Great Britain, as part of an examination of the UK’s record on disability rights.

Speaking ahead of the Committee presentation, NIHRC Chief Commissioner,