Understanding disability as a human rights issue
- Author: United Nations
- Main Title: Monitoring the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities , pp 7-11
- Publication Date: December 2011
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18356/3aa0f0ad-en
- Language: English
It is estimated that over 650 million people, 10 per cent of the world’s population, have a disability. Eighty per cent live in developing countries. Some women, men and children with disabilities are fully integrated in society, and are participating in and actively contributing to all areas of life. However, the great majority face discrimination, exclusion, isolation and even abuse. Many persons with disabilities live in extreme poverty, in institutions, without education or employment opportunities and face a range of other marginalizing factors. In some countries they are denied the right to own property and it is common for persons with disabilities to be denied the right to make decisions for themselves. The discrimination they face is widespread, cutting across geographical boundaries and affecting people in all spheres of life and all sectors of society.
© United Nations
ISBN (PDF):
9789210572675
Book DOI:
https://doi.org/10.18356/9efe91ad-en
Related Subject(s):
Human Rights and Refugees
Sustainable Development Goals:
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