Background

Since it was established, in 2009, the Committee has considered more than 150 reports submitted by States parties to the Convention. The Committee has identified the following gaps in the implementation of article 5 (non-discrimination), article 6 (women with disabilities) and article 16 (protection against violence, exploitation and abuse):

- Limited understanding and awareness about the concept of multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination against women and girls with disabilities.

- Anti-discrimination legislative and policy frameworks do not often recognize multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination against women and girls with disabilities.

- Disaggregated data is not collected regularly and systematically, limiting the possibilities for influencing action-oriented policies and strategies on addressing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination.

- Limited identification of instances of multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination against women, limited availability of redress mechanisms and broad impunity of perpetrators.

- Limited understanding about gender-based violence and disability-based violence as forms of discrimination.

Objectives

The Committee has decided to prepare Guidelines on addressing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination against women and girls with disabilities in law, policy and practice. The objective is to further guide states parties and other duty bearers to address the implementation gaps and to collect a repository of good practices in addressing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination against women and girls with disabilities.

Key questions and types of input/comments sought

The Committee calls all interested stakeholders to provide written contributions on the content of the Guidelines.

Written contributions shall address the following topics, or at least one of the following topics.

- Do the anti-discrimination legislation and/or policy frameworks in force in your country recognize disability and the denial of reasonable accommodation as prohibited forms of discrimination against persons with disabilities?

- Do the anti-discrimination legislation and/or policy frameworks in force in your country recognize the multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination affecting women with disabilities on account of their disability and other factors, such as sex, gender, ethnicity, migration status, origin, socio-economic status, religious beliefs, etc.?

- Do authorities in your country collect data reflecting intersectionality between disability and other factors such as sex, gender, ethnicity, migration status, origin, socio-economic status, religious beliefs, etc..

- which groups of women and girls with disabilities face the greatest risks of multiple and intersectional discrimination? For example: - Women and girls with disabilities living in rural or remote areas; - Women and girls with disabilities from ethnic or racial minorities; - Indigenous women and girls with disabilities; - Migrant, asylum-seeking, or refugee women and girls with disabilities; - Older women with disabilities; - Young girls with disabilities; - Women and girls with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities; - Women and girls with disabilities living in institutions.

- What are the main Intersectional risks and forms of discrimination faced by women and girls with disabilities? Do you consider that the violence and discrimination against women and girls with disabilities is due to two or more of personal characteristics, or that is colored by these characteristics? For example: being a woman with a disability and indigenous; being a woman with a disability and living with albinism; being a woman with a disability and also an elderly; being a woman with disability and also a child or teenager; being a woman with a disability and a migrant or an asylum seeker, or a person seeking international protection or a refugee; a member of the LGBTIQ+ community; or being someone with diverse sexual orientation or gender identity. Please specify.

- Describe the areas of life in which women and girls with disabilities exposed to multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination are more excluded from the access and enjoyment of their rights. (examples: in housing, access to justice, employment, political participation, etc.)

- Indicate which remedies are available to women and girls with disabilities facing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination. Are these remedies accessible, available, and effective?

- Describe any example of positive initiative, plan, programme, strategy or piece of legislation addressing multiple and intersecting forms of discrimination against women and girls with disabilities.

How inputs will be used?

Inputs will be published in the public webpage and used by the Working Group to formulate the guidelines

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