The legal recognition of the human rights situation of women with disabilities in the state of Qatar Articles uri icon

publication date

  • November 2017

start page

  • 105

end page

  • 115

issue

  • 9

volume

  • 2017

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 2340-9592

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

subjects

  • Law

keywords

  • women with disabilities; qatar; article 6 crpd; equality and non-discirmination