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The Legal Recognition of the Human Rights Situation of Women With Disabilities in the State of Qatar

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: From the continental law, this paper analyses the situation regarding the rights and fundamental freedoms of women with disabilities in Qatar. The analysis uses as the main reference, Article 6 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and the General Comment that the CRPD Committee has made to this article. In this aspect, it tries to outline the difficulties that Qatar, as a State party, has in order to be able and take the very first steps towards a real inclusion for women with disabilities

Source: The Age of Human Rights Journal

DOI: 10.17561/tahrj.n9.5

Authors: MARÍA LAURA SERRA, MARÍA DEL CARMEN BARRANCO AVILÉS, PATRICIA CUENCA GÓMEZ, RAFAEL DE ASÍS ROIG, PABLO RODRÍGUEZ DEL POZO

Institutions: Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar

Language: English

Topic: Disability Rights and Representation

Subfield: Safety Research

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Peace, justice, and strong institutions, Reduced inequalities, Gender equality

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Centre for Engineering Research and Development