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Women and girls with disabilities 2016, para. 10
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- The Committee notes that contributions from its half day of general discussion on women and girls with disabilities which took place during its 9th session in April 2013, highlighted a range of topics and identified three main subjects of concern with respect to the protection of their human rights: (1) violence, (2) sexual and reproductive health and rights and (3) discrimination. Furthermore, concluding observations issued by this Committee to date on women with disabilities express concern about: the prevalence of multiple discrimination and intersectional discrimination against women with disabilities , on account of their gender, disability and other factors which are not sufficiently addressed in legislation and policies ; the right to life , equal recognition before the law , the persistence of violence against women and girls with disabilities , including sexual violence and abuse , forced sterilization , female genital mutilation , sexual and economic exploitation ; institutionalization , the lack of or insufficient participation of women with disabilities in decision-making processes in public and political life ; the lack of inclusion of a gender perspective in disability policies , the lack of a disability rights perspective in gender policies ; and the lack of or insufficient specific measures to promote the education and employment of women with disabilities .
- Organismo
- Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Tipo de documento
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Temas
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Harmful Practices
- Health
- Violence
- Personas afectadas
- Girls
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Año
- 2016
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Women and girls with disabilities 2016, para. 44
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- In practice, the choices of women with disabilities, especially women with psychosocial or intellectual disabilities are often ignored, their decisions are often substituted by third parties, including legal representatives, service providers, guardians and family members, thus violating their rights under article 12 . All women with disabilities must be able to exercise their legal capacity by taking their own decisions, with support when desired with regard to medical and/or therapeutic treatment, including decisions on: retaining their fertility, reproductive autonomy, their right to choose the number and spacing of children, to consent and accept a statement of fatherhood, and the right to establish relationships. Restricting or removing legal capacity can facilitate forced interventions, such as: sterilisation, abortion, contraception, female genital mutilation, or surgery, or treatment performed on intersex children without their informed consent and forced detention in institutions .
- Organismo
- Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Tipo de documento
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Temas
- Equality & Inclusion
- Harmful Practices
- Health
- Personas afectadas
- Children
- Girls
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Año
- 2016
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Women and girls with disabilities 2016, para. 37
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- Women with disabilities are subjected to the same harmful practices committed against women without disabilities such as forced marriage, female genital mutilation, crimes committed in the name of so called honour, dowry related violence, widowhood practices and accusations of witchcraft . The consequences of harmful practices goes far beyond social exclusion. It reinforces harmful gender stereotypes, perpetuates inequalities and contributes to discrimination against women and girls. They can result in physical, and psychological violence and economic exploitation. Harmful practice based on patriarchal interpretations of culture cannot be evoked to justify violence against women and girls with disabilities. In addition, women and girls with disabilities are particularly at risk of 'virgin testing' and, regarding HIV/AIDS misbeliefs, "virgin rapes" .
- Organismo
- Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Tipo de documento
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Temas
- Harmful Practices
- Violence
- Personas afectadas
- Girls
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Año
- 2016
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Women and girls with disabilities 2016, para. 36
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- Girls with disabilities are particularly at risk of harmful practices, which are justified by invoking sociocultural and religious customs and values. For example, girls with disabilities are more likely to die through "mercy killings" than boys with disabilities because their families are unwilling or lack the support to raise a girl with an impairment . Other examples of harmful practices include: infanticide , accusations of "spirit possession" and restrictions in feeding and nutrition. In addition, the marriage of girls with disabilities, especially girls with intellectual disabilities, is justified under the pretext of providing future security, care and finance for her. In turn, child marriage contributes to higher rates of school drop-out as well as early and frequent childbirth. The social isolation, segregation and exploitation of girls with disabilities inside the family, includes: exclusion from family activities, prevention from leaving home, forced unpaid housework and being forbidden from attending school.
- Organismo
- Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Tipo de documento
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Temas
- Equality & Inclusion
- Harmful Practices
- Personas afectadas
- Boys
- Girls
- Persons with disabilities
- Año
- 2016
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
Women and girls with disabilities 2016, para. 32
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- Certain forms of violence, exploitation or abuse may be considered as cruel, inhuman, degrading treatment or punishment and breaches a number of international human rights treaties. Among these are forced, coerced and otherwise involuntary pregnancy or sterilisation ; as well as any other medical procedure or intervention performed without free and informed consent, including those related to contraception and abortion; the invasive and irreversible surgical practises including psychosurgery, female genital mutilation or surgery or treatment performed on intersex children without their informed consent; the administration of electroshocks, chemical, physical or mechanical restraints; isolation or seclusion.
- Organismo
- Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Tipo de documento
- General Comment / Recommendation
- Temas
- Equality & Inclusion
- Harmful Practices
- Health
- Violence
- Personas afectadas
- Children
- Girls
- Persons with disabilities
- Women
- Año
- 2016
- Fecha de adición
- 19 de ago. de 2019
Párrafo
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