Violence against women with disabilities 2012, para. 78

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Article 16 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, on freedom from exploitation, violence and abuse, specifically addresses the problem of gender-based offences. It provides for the protection of that freedom; educational support for persons with disabilities and their families; monitoring of facilities and programmes to serve persons with disabilities; prevention strategies; recovery programmes; and prosecution of crimes involving exploitation, violence and abuse against such persons. Additionally, it includes provisions regarding the establishment of gender and age-specific supports. Article 25 is also relevant to the issue of violence against women, in recognizing that persons with disabilities have the right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, without discrimination on the basis of disability. This includes access to gender-sensitive health services and health-related rehabilitation, sexual and reproductive health and population-based public health programmes, all of which should be provided as close as possible to the individual's community.
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
Paragraph type
Other
Paragraph number
78