Sexual violence against women with disabilities includes rape . Sexual abuse occurs in all scenarios within both state and non-state institutions, within the family or the community . Some women with disabilities, in particular, deaf and deafblind women , and women with intellectual disabilities, may be further at risk of violence and abuse because of their isolation, dependency or oppression.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Document type
General Comment / Recommendation
Means of adoption
N.A.
Topic(s)
Equality & Inclusion
Violence
Person(s) affected
Girls
Persons with disabilities
Women
Year
2016
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
CRPD General Comment No. 3, Women and girls with disabilities (2016), para. 33.