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Violence against women with disabilities 2012, para. 92
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- The 1948 American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man and the 1969 American Convention on Human Rights are the relevant instruments for the Americas. The Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights in the Area of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights of 1988 focuses on the obligation of States to promote social, economic, and cultural human rights. It includes the right to social security, as a protection from the consequences of old age and of disability, which prevents a person from securing the means for a dignified and decent existence.
- Body
- Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences
- Document type
- Special Procedures' report
- Topic(s)
- Equality & Inclusion
- Governance & Rule of Law
- Social & Cultural Rights
- Person(s) affected
- Older persons
- Year
- 2012
- Date added
- Aug 19, 2019
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