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The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) enshrines the freedom from exploitation, violence and abuse, a provision, which has hitherto received little attention. Exploring the contents of… Click to show full abstract
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) enshrines the freedom from exploitation, violence and abuse, a provision, which has hitherto received little attention. Exploring the contents of Article 16, this paper seeks to unpack both the potential for violence prevention as well as the implementation challenges. It situates violence protection within related treaty provisions and touches on specific challenges in institutional care as well as the private realm.
Keywords:
violence;
persons disabilities;
convention rights;
rights persons;
exploitation violence;
disabilities crpd
Journal Title: International journal of law and psychiatry
Year Published: 2017
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Journal Title: International journal of law and psychiatry
Year Published: 2017
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