Decision of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities under article 2 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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The communication is submitted by Kenneth R. McAlpine, a British national born on 12 August 1964. He claims to be a victim of violations of his rights under article 4, paragraph 1 (d) and (e); article 5, paragraph 2; article 8, paragraph 1 (b); article 12, paragraph 4; article 22, paragraph 1; and article 27, paragraph 1 (a), of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Convention). The author is not represented by counsel. The Convention and the Optional Protocol thereto entered into force for the State party on 7 July 2009, pursuant to article 45, paragraph 2, of the Convention and 6September 2009, pursuant to article 13, paragraph 2, of the Optional Protocol, respectively.