Index
INTRODUCTION
PART I.
National Frameworks for the Protection of Rights of Persons with Disabilities
PART II.
The International Human Rights System
PART III.
The Regional Human Rights System
PART IV.
Towards a Rights Based Perspective on Disability
PART V.
Rights of Special Groups with Disabilities
1.
Rights of the Child
1.1
General International Instruments Pertaining to the Rights of the Child
1.2
General Regional Instruments Pertaining to the Rights of the Child
1.3
International Instruments Specifically Relating to Children with Disabilities
2.
Rights of the Youth
3.
Rights of the Aged
4.
Rights of Women with Disabilities
4.1
The Situation
4.2
International Norms Concerning Women with Disabilities
4.3
Regional Instruments pertaining to Women with Disabilities
5.
Rights of Refugees with Disabilities
5.1
Rights of Refugee Children
5.2
Rights of Refugee Women
5.3
Regional Instruments Applicable to Refugees
6.
Rights of Indigenous Populations
7.
Rights of Ethnic Minorities
8.
Rights of the Poor
8.1
Disability and Poverty
8.2
United Nations instruments and measures for the eradication of poverty
9.
Rights of Migrant Workers
9.1
United Nations Provisions on the Migrant Worker
9.2
Regional Instruments Pertaining to the Rights of the Migrant Worker