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Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"In the field of education, of the total number of people with disabilities, 29% of women never went to school, compared to 15% of men. In rural areas, 57% of women with disabilities have no educational level and only 33% studied primary school. On the other hand, women with disabilities are considered childish and sexless people. Therefore, comprehensive psychosexual education is not provided to girls with disabilities" (13).
Jan. 16, 2025, 10:50 a.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"With regard to paragraph 33 (e), pursuant to the Basic Education Act, thecommitment to guarantee an equitable and inclusive national education system has been reiterated with the adoption in 2019 of the Public Policy on Inclusive Education, to ensure that all persons with disabilities can exercise their right to a quality education that is equitable, relevant and effective throughout the life cycle, and that the barriers preventing them from exercising that right are eliminated. The third strategic objective of this policy is to ensure universal access to inclusive education through the adaptation, optimization and reasonable adjustment of the required infrastructure in the national education system. By 2020, the Ministry of...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

Figure 3, titled “Number of persons with special needs in the State civil service,” shows that there were 6 people in Group 1, 17% of which were women, 57 people in Group 2, with 39% women, and 45 people in Group 3, 51% of which were women (11). "At present, the guaranteed minimum income is 900 soms, the monthly allowance for low-income families with children under 16 years of age is 810 soms, the amount of monthly social allowances for each child with disabilities is 4000 soms" (32).
Jan. 8, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"In 2021, the Committee on Women and the Family, together with national gender experts and with the support of the office of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), as part of the joint Spotlight Initiative of the European Union and UN-Women, conducted a public consultation, review and evaluation of the effectiveness of the current plan of action of the State programme for prevention of domestic violence in Tajikistan for 2014 – 2023. The strengths of the State programme were noted:. . .The number of rooms for medical and social rehabilitation of victims of domestic violence has increased. Crisis centres run by the Committee...more
Dec. 5, 2024, 4:37 p.m.
Countries: Norway
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"According to reports, the risk for women with disabilities of domestic violence is significantly higher than that of women without disabilities, and that in cases of rape of women with disabilities, the courts in the State party sometimes apply section 295 of the Penal Code on special protection of women with disabilities from sexual exploitation which carries a lighter penalty than section 291 of the Penal Code on rape" (7). "The Committee recommends that the state party...[p]rovide capacity-building to relevant law enforcement officers, health professionals and municipal employees to strengthen the identification of victims of gender-based violence among women with disabilities, including through better use of the TryggEst tool; ensure...more
Nov. 12, 2024, 1:32 p.m.
Countries: Latvia
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"The Committee...notes with concern...[t]he limited access, despite the existing universal health coverage system, of women to basic health services, including sexual and reproductive health services and modern contraceptives, in particular for girls and young women, including girls and women in rural areas, Roma girls and women, older women, girls and women with disabilities" (12)."The Committee also welcomes the increase in social benefits for women with disabilities" (13). "Women and girls with disabilities are more vulnerable to gender-based violence, sexual exploitation, institutionalization and the withdrawal of parental rights and suffer from far lower participation levels in education, employment, health, social protection and access to justice as they are not considered specifically...more
Nov. 12, 2024, 1:29 p.m.
Countries: Latvia
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"[T]he Committee recommends that the State party: continue its efforts to ensure effective access to justice, full inclusion and accessibility for disadvantaged or marginalized women, such as women belonging to ethnic minority groups, in particular Roma women, women who are non-citizens, refugee, asylum-seeking, migrant, rural and older women, women with disabilities, lesbian, bisexual and transgender women and intersex persons" (5). "The Committee...notes with concern...the majority of girls with disabilities attend special schools or are encouraged to receive home-based education...the Committee recommends that the State party...strengthen its efforts to improve the inclusion of girls and boys with disabilities in the mainstream education system, rather than placing them in schools with classes...more
Oct. 9, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"A Disability Desk was established in 2021, within the Ministry of Human Development, Families, and Indigenous Peoples’ Affairs. This office has been advocating for the rights of women and girls living with disabilities to live in dignity and inclusivity in all spheres of Belizean life. It raises awareness about using inclusive language in public service messages and information. It is planning interpreters training and certification, envisioning that interpreters will be placed at police stations, courts, and hospitals. In anticipation of this, the Desk has prepared a training manual in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. It is responsible to monitor and report on the Convention on the Rights of Persons...more
Oct. 4, 2024, 10:51 a.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"Part II Section 16 of the Constitution of Belize protects individuals from discrimination on various grounds but does not explicitly mention disability. Therefore, presently, there is no officially adopted definition of disability nor explicit legal protection for people with disabilities. Nevertheless, in May 2011, Belize signed the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It is yet to sign on to the Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities...[G]ender-based violence response now explicitly outlines supports for persons with disabilities. For example, Horizon 2030 recognizes the need to improve the condition of women with disabilities. The 2021 Spotlight Initiative, noted that Care...more
July 18, 2024, 6:38 p.m.
Countries: Guatemala
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"The Presidential Secretariat for Women, in coordination with the National Council for Persons with Disabilities, formulated the 2017–2023 Strategic agenda on the human rights of women and girls with disabilities, in the context of the concluding observations of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The agenda is aligned with the National Council’s 2017–2021 action plan, the Convention and the Sustainable Development Goals. It addresses the situation and status of women and girls with disabilities, and in particular, their access to health care and the generation of statistical information. Departmental and municipal committees on disability and a thematic committee on persons with disabilities of the Special Social Development...more
April 19, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"[There is] persistent lack of awareness among women, specifically [women with disabilities] of their rights under the Convention and available remedies" (3). "[T]he sentences for rape (article 178 of the Criminal Code) and sexual intercourse with a person with disabilities (article 179 of the Criminal Code) [are aligned]" (7). "[There is an] increase in all forms of gender-based violence against women with disabilities in institutions" (7). "Girls with disabilities are less involved in inclusive education than boys with disabilities" (12). "[R]easonable accommodation in school infrastructure and places for sport and leisure for girls with disabilities [are not in place]" (12).
April 19, 2024, 1:54 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"[There is] high unemployment rates, in particular among [women with disabilities]" (13). "[W]omen with disabilities [face persistent difficulties] in gaining access to sexual and reproductive health services" (14). "[F]ree anti-retroviral treatment [is not easily accessible] for all women and girls, including [women with disabilities], including those in institutions" (14). "[Women with disabilities] continue to experience multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination... [T]hose women continue to have limited access to health care, education, employment and social assistance and they lack protection from gender-based violence" (16).
April 19, 2024, 1:53 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"[The] guardianship regime in the State party, restricts the legal capacity of many women with disabilities, as a consequence of which they cannot marry, form a family, acquire access to justice or vote" (16).
March 30, 2024, 2:46 p.m.
Countries: Lithuania
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"[T]he Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson monitor[s] the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, including in relation to women and girls with disabilities, in 2019" (2). "[I]n 2018, the Office of the Equal Opportunities Ombudsperson did not receive any complaints [of discrimination] from women or girls with disabilities" (4). "[T]emporary special measures [are not adopted], including quotas for female candidates of political parties and heads of municipalities, to increase the participation of [] women with disabilities, in political and public life" (9-10). "[G]irls and boys with disabilities [are placed] in schools with classes for children with special needs" (11).
March 26, 2024, 2:45 p.m.
Countries: Lithuania
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"[W]omen with disabilities are subjected to gender-based violence... [W]omen and girls with disabilities are subjected to any treatment or medical procedures without their free, prior and informed consent and those performing involuntary or unnecessary procedures on women and girls with disabilities are [not] held accountable... [W]omen with disabilities [do not] have the right to decide freely and responsibly on the number and spacing of their children... [W]omen and girls with disabilities [do not] have the right to decide freely and responsibly on matters related to their sexuality, including sexual and reproductive health" (14).
March 26, 2024, 2:44 p.m.
Countries: Lithuania
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

“[There is a] lack of special protection for women with disabilities, including those with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities, who are victims of gender-based violence against women, in particular sexual violence, as well as the lack of specially targeted services for them" (13). "The declaration of legal incapacity or restricted capacity of more than 4,500 women with disabilities in the State party, including women with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities, affects their participation in elections and denies them the right to marry and custody of their children" (13-14).
March 26, 2024, 2:44 p.m.
Countries: Lithuania
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"Vertical and horizontal occupational segregation [make it difficult to] integrat[e] women with disabilities into the labour market" (11). "[T]he gains from the rapid economic development in the State party have not been equally shared, in particular [by] women with disabilities" (13). "[W]omen with disabilities experienc[e] forced abortions, involuntary sterilization, the removal of their babies, sexual abuse perpetrated by their caregivers or other residents in care institutions, neglect of their medical care and psychological needs and involuntary placement in psychiatric or social care institutions” (13).
March 15, 2024, 2:30 p.m.
Countries: Gabon
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"Comprehensive support (tuition fees, transport and school supplies) [are provided] for approximately 97 [disabled] children, the majority of whom are girls" (15). "A total of 144 women with disabilities received training in project set-up, small business accounts and the requirements for associations and cooperatives. Those women have opened bank accounts" (23). "Gabon has 37,789 persons aged 1 year or over living with disabilities, and half of them are women, which amounts to a national prevalence rate of 2.2 per cent" (25).
March 14, 2024, 10:03 a.m.
Countries: Gabon
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"From 2015 to 2018, 1,047 women with disabilities received an annual allowance of 75,000 CFA francs paid by the National Health Insurance and Social Protection Fund; 15 women with disabilities received social housing through the National Society for Social Housing" (25).
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"[R]ural women and women with disabilities [are unaware] of their rights under the Convention and the remedies available to them to claim those rights" (6). "[W]omen and girls with disabilities face multiple forms of discrimination concerning access to adequate health services, employment, education and vocational and technical training... [T]hey are victims of violence and []their autonomy is often limited" (16). "[W]omen and girls with disabilities [cannot access] health services, education and employment without discrimination" (16).
Jan. 31, 2024, 12:37 p.m.
Countries: Poland
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"A disabled 14-year-old who was raped by her own uncle has been refused an abortion in Poland, sparking outrage in the conservative country" (para 1). "Even though the underage girl was clearly a victim of abuse, two separate hospitals in her region of Podlasie refused to treat her or even tell her where she could receive a legal abortion, a violation of the law. The girl, who did not understand she was pregnant, was taken by her aunt to doctors who treated them 'brutally and inhumanely', she claimed. The aunt had even provided documents from a prosecutor saying an alleged rape had occurred and an abortion would be lawful, but...more
Jan. 29, 2024, 5:50 p.m.
Countries: Bosnia-Herzegovina
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"[There is an] absence of temporary special measures to promote the political representation of disadvantaged groups of women, such as [women with disabilities]" (6). "[B]arriers to access to high-quality education at all levels [are] faced by [girls with disabilities]" (10). "[There is] disproportionately low enrolment and completion rates at all levels of education among [girls with disabilities] throughout the State party" (11). "[There is an] absence of reasonable accommodation and inclusive services for women and girls with disabilities]" (14). "[There is not] a national strategy for women with disabilities" (14).
Jan. 19, 2024, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"A public centre for education and vocational training was established for students with sensory disabilities (signing deaf and blind persons). The centre provides both general education and vocational training... Vocational training in small trades (basket weaving, soap-making, sewing and painting) [is available] for persons with sensory impairments" (19). " A quota of 10 per cent of positions in the civil service workforce has been established for qualified persons with disabilities of both genders. From 2003 to 2015, 172 persons with disabilities, 12 of them women, were hired to fill positions in the public and private sectors" (20).
Jan. 16, 2024, 6:33 p.m.
Countries: Botswana
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"[T]he economic development programme also specifically targets women and girls with disabilities. Furthermore, caregivers of people with multiple disabilities (i.e. people with disabilities who need a care-giver round the clock) are allowed to get economic empowerment support on behalf of those living with disability under their care, including their children" (14). "The Policy on Inclusive Education (2011) articulates strategies for retaining girl children as well as children with special needs in the educational system. The country is however experiencing challenges in education of children with special needs more especially in the area of early intervention, assessment and school placement. Resources are also still a challenge to fulfil the inclusion mandate;...more
Jan. 13, 2024, 5:16 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"Two seats for persons with disabilities, one of them for a woman representative, were allocated in the 2013–2015 National Transitional Council. As new institutions are established, two seats in the national Economic and Social Council have been allocated for persons with disabilities, including one for a woman" (19). "The National Organization of Associations of Persons with Disabilities defends the interests of its members" (19).
Jan. 4, 2024, 10:41 a.m.
Countries: Singapore
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"The Vulnerable Adults Act (VAA) was enacted in 2018 to protect individuals who are incapable of protecting themselves from abuse, neglect or self-neglect due to a physical or mental infirmity, disability or incapacity" (34).
Nov. 6, 2023, 11:49 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"In 2017, 8.445 million (or 80.1 per cent) registered women with disabilities aged 16 and above participated in pension insurance for urban and rural residents; 12.467 million (or 96.7 per cent) women with disabilities participated in basic medical insurance; 3.55 million women with disabilities received basic rehabilitation services; 6,671 girls with disabilities enrolled in preschools through grants from the public welfare lottery fund for disability; 5,858 girls with disabilities were admitted to higher education institutions; and 2.968 million registered women with disabilities aged 16 to 54 were employed" (25).
Nov. 1, 2023, 8:09 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"According to statistics, 421 women with disabilities and 154 female family members and friends of persons with disabilities, including persons with nearly all categories of disabilities (such as physical, visual, hearing and speech, intellectual and mental disabilities) and their family and friends, have been elected as People’s Congress deputies and CPPCC members at or above the county level, 30.3 per cent and 58.8 per cent higher than five years ago, respectively" (17).
Oct. 30, 2023, 8:38 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

“It is indicated in the 2016 Outline for Accelerating the Process Toward Prosperity for Persons with Disabilities in the 13th Five-year Plan Period that 'efforts should be made to expand the means of participation in democratic processes for persons with disabilities and their organizations, and effectively leverage the important role of persons with disabilities and their family and friends, as well as People’s Congress deputies and CPPCC members working with persons with disabilities, in the political life of the State'" (17).
Oct. 10, 2023, 12:58 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: DACH-PRACTICE-3

"'I’ve thought about how heterocentric and normality-centric discussion is in the traditional sense of marriage… (it) excludes people with disabilities, diseases or poor reproductive health,' Lee said" (para 23).