Notes
1. For further information on the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Protocol see http://www.un.org/disabilities/convention/conventionfull.shtml. As of 29 October 2007 there are 118 signatories to the Convention and 67 signatories to the Optional Protocol, 7 ratifications of the Convention and 3 ratifications of the Protocol. The Convention will enter into force on the thirtieth day after the twentieth ratification or accession. The Optional Protocol will enter into force on the thirtieth day after the tenth ratification or accession.