A/HRC/37/56 on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons, she convened international experts from the ageing and disability constituencies to discuss the situation of older persons with disabilities, particularly as it relates to their autonomy and independence. 7. On 24 October, the Special Rapporteur presented her annual report to the General Assembly on sexual and reproductive health and rights of girls and young women with disabilities (A/72/133). The report was made available in accessible formats. 8. On 4 December, to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Special Rapporteur together with other United Nations agencies, Member States and disability advocacy organizations organized several awareness-raising activities under the campaign to embrace diversity called “A Day for All”. In December, she also took part in the celebrations of the twentieth anniversary of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction held in Vienna. 9. In June, the Special Rapporteur was elected as Chair of the Coordination Committee of Special Procedures and held many meetings in that capacity. She continued to collaborate closely with special procedures and treaty bodies, as well as with other United Nations experts and agencies, including the International Labour Organization, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, the United Nations Population Fund, the World Health Organization and the United Nations Partnership to Promote the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. 10. The Special Rapporteur also engaged with several stakeholders, such as national human rights institutions, representative organizations of persons with disabilities, other non-governmental organizations, universities and the diplomatic community. C. Communications 11. Summaries of communications sent and replies received during the period covered by the present report are available in the communications reports of special procedures (A/HRC/34/75, A/HRC/35/44 and A/HRC/36/25). III. The right of persons with disabilities to equal recognition before the law 12. The present report aims to provide guidance to States on how to guarantee the right of persons with disabilities to equal recognition before the law. Given the importance of the process of legal harmonization in implementing that right, the report pays particular attention to the process of law reform on legal capacity. A. A paradigm shift towards universal legal capacity 13. Equal recognition before the law is central to human rights. Often described as the “right to have rights”, it articulates the right of every person to be a holder of rights and obligations under the law, which is a necessary precondition for the exercise of all other human rights and fundamental freedoms. At the international level, it is recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (art. 6), the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (art. 16), the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (art. 15), the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (art. 24) and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (art. 12).2 At the regional level, it is recognized in the American 2 4 While the Convention on the Rights of the Child does not contain any explicit provision, the recognition of children as rights holders and respect for their views and interests are intrinsic to its text.