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MAKING EVERY LIFE COUNT: INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE PROTECTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN DISPLACEMENT
Pr e se nte d by
Pro fe sso r Ma ry Cro c k L a w Sc ho o l
Syrian IDPs, Aljazeera News
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MAKING EVERY LIFE COUNT: INTERNATIONAL LAW AND THE PROTECTION OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN DISPLACEMENT Pr e se nte d by Pro fe sso r Ma ry Cro c k L a w Sc ho o l Syrian IDPs, Aljazeera News Turkey-Syria border, August 2014 Syrian
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Syrian border, Southern Turkey Turkey-Syria border, August 2014
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Article 1A(2) A refugee is someone who: “owing to well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion, is outside the country of his nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear is unwilling to avail himself of the protection of that country…”
CONVENTION RELATING TO THE STATUS OF REFUGEES 1951, AS AMENDED BY THE 1967 PROTOCOL
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Article 33(1) Prohibition of expulsion or return (“refoulement”) “No Contracting State shall expel or return (“refouler”) a refugee in any manner whatsoever to the frontiers of territories where his life or freedom would be threatened
- n account of his race, religion, nationality, membership of
a particular social group or political opinion.”
CONVENTION RELATING TO THE STATUS OF REFUGEES 1951, AS AMENDED BY THE 1967 PROTOCOL
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Laura Smith-Khan meets Disabled Persons Organisations, Islamabad, Pakistan, 2013 Mary, Ben and Laura, meet Ugandan National Association
- f the Deaf, Mbarara, 2013
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CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Article 11 – Situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies “States Parties shall take, in accordance with their
- bligations under international law, all necessary measures
to ensure the protection and safety of persons with disabilities in situations of risk, including situations of armed conflict, humanitarian emergencies and the
- ccurrence of natural disasters.”
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CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
Article 1 – Purpose “…to promote, protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment of all human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities, and to promote respect for their inherent dignity. Persons with disabilities include those who have long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with
- thers”
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WASHINGTON GROUP ON DISABILITY STATISTICS
Washington Group Short Question Set 1. Do you have difficulty seeing, even if wearing glasses? 2. Do you have difficulty hearing, even when using a hearing aid? 3. Do you have difficulty walking or climbing steps? 4. Do you have difficulty remembering or concentrating? 5. Do you have difficulty with self-care, such as washing all over
- r dressing?
6. Using your usual (customary) language, do you have difficulty communicating (for example, understanding or being understood by others)?
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Urban refugee fieldwork, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2012
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MALAYSIA QUESTIONNAIRE – OPEN QUESTION VS WASHINGTON GROUP QUESTIONS
20 40 60 80 100 120
Visio n He a ring Mo b ility Co mmunic a tio n Co g nitive Gro ss Mo to r F ine Mo to r Se lf Ca re Me ntio ne d Unme ntio ne d
Comparing those who mentioned specific difficulties when asked an initial open question “Do you have a disability? Describe” with information only obtained in follow-up specific Washington Group questions
Re spo nse to o pe n Q Re spo nse o nly to spe c ific Q
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UNHCR DATA VS WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION DISABILITY PREVALENCE ESTIMATE
15.60% 14.97% 0.46% 0.21% 0.00% 2.00% 4.00% 6.00% 8.00% 10.00% 12.00% 14.00% 16.00% 18.00%
WHO e stima te (a d ult) Pa kista n (PPVR) (a d ult) Ug a nd a (Pro Gre s) (a ll) Ma la ysia (Pro Gre s) (a ll)
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Nakivale Settlement, Uganda, 2013
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Countr y of
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ig in/ Ge nde r Inc ide nc e of se xua l viole nc e Suspe c te d None me ntione d
# % # % # %
Bur undi
76 24.20% 19 6.05% 219 69.75%
F e ma le
31 19.50% 7 4.40% 121 76.10%
Ma le
46 29.87% 12 7.79% 96 62.34%
Unspe c ifie d
0.00% 0.00% 2 100.00%
DRC
89 21.34% 21 5.04% 307 73.62%
F e ma le
63 28.64% 9 4.09% 148 67.27%
Ma le
26 13.47% 12 6.22% 155 80.31%
Unspe c ifie d
0.00% 0.00% 4 100.00%
Rwa nda
10 11.24% 4 4.49% 75 84.27%
F e ma le
4 9.09% 2 4.55% 38 86.36%
Ma le
6 13.33% 2 4.44% 37 82.22%
Soma lia
4 3.36% 10 8.40% 105 88.24%
F e ma le
2 3.13% 8 12.50% 54 84.38%
Ma le
2 3.70% 2 3.70% 50 92.59%
Unspe c ifie d
0.00% 0.00% 1 100.00%
South Suda n
1 25.00% 0.00% 3 75.00%
F e ma le
1 50.00% 0.00% 1 50.00%
Ma le
0.00% 0.00% 2 100.00%
Unspe c ifie d
2 7.41% 2 7.41% 23 85.19%
F e ma le
1 6.67% 1 6.67% 13 86.67%
Ma le
0.00% 1 10.00% 9 90.00%
Unspe c ifie d
0.00% 0.00% 1 100.00%
T
- ta l
182 18.76% 56 5.77% 732 75.46%
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Za’atari & Azraq Camps, Jordan, 2014
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Nizip 2 Camp, Turkey, 2014
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