A/HRC/37/25 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 27 December 2017 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-seventh session 26 February−23 March 2018 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 Right to access to justice under article 13 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Report of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Summary In the present study, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights sets forth the standards on equal and effective access to justice by persons with disabilities under article 13 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. In the study, the Office provides guidance for the implementation of article 13, identifying good practices and making recommendations. GE.17-23429(E) 