Violence against women with disabilities 2012, para. 40

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Violence against women may be permitted by law or carried out under the authority of the State. States may fail to fulfil their obligation to respond to and prevent violence against women with disabilities either through the adoption and implementation of laws and practices that directly violate rights, or by failing to adopt and implement laws and practices that uphold rights.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
Document type
Special Procedures' report
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
  • Equality & Inclusion
  • Gender
  • Violence
Person(s) affected
  • Persons with disabilities
  • Women
Year
2012
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Other
Paragraph number
40