A/HRC/34/26 United Nations General Assembly Distr.: General 9 December 2016 Original: English Human Rights Council Thirty-fourth session 27 February-24 March 2017 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 Equality and non-discrimination under article 5 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 equality and non-discrimination of persons with disabilities under article 5 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It aims at providing guidance for implementation of article 5 of the Convention, identifying good practices and making recommendations. GE.16-21785(E) 