| Title | Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons |
| Publisher | UN General Assembly |
| Publication Date | 20 December 1971 |
| Topics | Mentally disadvantaged persons |
| Citation / Document Symbol | A/RES/2856(XXVI) |
| Reference | 26th Session |
| Other Languages / Attachments | Arabic | Chinese | French | Russian | Spanish |
| Cite as | UN General Assembly, Declaration on the Rights of Mentally Retarded Persons, 20 December 1971, A/RES/2856(XXVI), available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3b00f04e5c.html [accessed 31 October 2019] |
| Comments | Adopted at the 2027th plenary meeting, 20 Dec. 1971 |