Violence against women with disabilities 2012, para. 82
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As regards the trafficking of women and girls with disabilities, two provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities can be considered applicable, although they do not directly refer to the issue. Article 16 and article 27, on work and employment, can be interpreted to apply to situations of trafficking. Article 6 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women addresses the suppression of trafficking and exploitation of women in general.
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Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences