A/HRC/28/37 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 12 December 2014 Original: English Human Rights Council Twenty-eighth session Agenda items 2 and 3 Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development Thematic study on the right of persons with disabilities to live independently and be included in the community Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary The present study, developed under Human Rights Council resolution 25/20, is focused on the right to live independently and be included in the community, and the enjoyment, protection and promotion of that right as a substantive means for the realization of other rights, as a condition for avoiding institutionalization and segregation in health and social settings, and as a prerequisite to provide for the full development of the capabilities of persons with disabilities and their meaningful participation in, and contribution to, society. GE.14-24166 (E) 