DPI Korea Releases New CRPD Monitoring Report Marking 20th Anniversary

The Korea Federation of Persons with Disabilities, representing Disabled Peoples’ International (DPI) in South Korea, has released a new monitoring report on the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The report was published to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the CRPD.

The report emphasizes a person-centered approach to monitoring, focusing on the active participation of persons with disabilities in the evaluation of how the convention’s mandates are being met. A central theme of the publication is the transition of persons with disabilities from being viewed as the objects of government policy to becoming the subjects who drive the policy-making process.

This shift toward agency and self-determination is intended to ensure that the rights outlined in the CRPD are implemented through the direct involvement and leadership of the people they are designed to protect.

The release of the report was accompanied by an international event that began on May 18, 2026 and continued for three days. The gathering served as a platform to discuss the findings of the monitoring report and the broader progress of disability rights in the context of the convention’s two decades of existence.

The CRPD is a comprehensive international human rights treaty intended to protect the dignity, autonomy, and inclusion of persons with disabilities globally. The 20th anniversary serves as a benchmark for organizations and nations to assess the gap between the legal promises of the convention and the lived experiences of persons with disabilities.