Table of contents: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Optional Protocol CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES OPTIONAL PROTOCOL TO THE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES Article 1 Article 2 Article 3 Article 4 Article 5 Article 6 Article 7 Article 8 Article 9 Article 10 Article 11 Article 12 Article 13 Article 14 Article 15 Article 16 Article 17 Article 18 Article 16 A State Party may denounce the present Protocol by written notification to the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The denunciation shall become effective one year after the date of receipt of the notification by the Secretary-General. Book traversal links for Article 16 ‹ Article 15 Up Article 17 ›