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

María Laura Serra; María del Carmen  Barranco Avilés; Patricia Cuenca Gómez; Rafael  De Asís Roig; Pablo  Rodríguez del Pozo

doi:10.17561/tahrj.n9.5

Authors

María Laura Serra Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
María del Carmen Barranco Avilés Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Patricia Cuenca Gómez Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Rafael De Asís Roig Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Pablo Rodríguez del Pozo Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17561/tahrj.n9.5

Keywords:

Women with Disabilities, Qatar, Article 6 CRPD, Equality and Non-Discirmination

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

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