Myanmar?s Initial Report on United Nations Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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Advance Unedited Version.....Contents:- Part ? I: 1. Introduction; 2. General Information... Part ? II: 3. Purpose, definition, principles, general obligations ... Part ? III: Purpose, Definition, Principles, General Obligations: 4. Equality and non-discrimination; 5. Awareness raising; 6. Accessibility; 7. Right to life; 8. Situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies; 9. Equal recognition before the law; 10. Access to justice; 11. Liberty and security of persons; 12. Freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; 13. Freedom from exploitation, violence and abuse; 14. Protecting the integrity of the person; 15. Liberty of movement and nationality; 16. Living independently and being included in the community; 17. Personal mobility; 18. Freedom of expression and opinion, and access to information; 19. Respect for privacy; 20. Respect for home and the family; 21. Education; 22. Health; 23. Habilitation and Rehabilitation; 24. Work and employment ; 25. Adequate standard of living and social protection; 26. Participation in political and public life; 27. Participation in cultural life, recreation, leisure and sport ... Part ? IV: 28. Women with disabilities; 29. Children with disabilities... Part ? V: 30. Statistics and data collection; 31. International cooperation; 32. National implementation and monitoring; Conclusion.

Source/publisher: 

Ministry of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement Department of Social Welfare, The Republic of the Union of Myanmar

Date of Publication: 

2015-05-00

Date of entry: 

2016-02-01

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  • Individual Documents

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Language: 

English

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doc

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143 KB