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Article 5 Equality and non-discrimination
Article 6 Women with disabilities
Article 7 Children with disabilities
Article 8 Awareness-raising
Article 9 Accessibility
Article 10 Right to life
Article 11 Situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies
Article 12 Equal recognition before the law
Article 13 Access to justice
Article 14 Liberty and security of person
Article 15 Freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment
Article 16 Freedom from exploitation, violence and abuse
Article 17 Protecting the integrity of the person
Article 18 Liberty of movement and nationality
Article 19 Living independently and being included in the community
Article 20 Personal mobility
Article 21 Freedom of expression and opinion, and access to information
Article 22 Respect for privacy
Article 23 Respect for home and the family
Article 24 Education
Article 25 Health
Article 26 Habilitation and rehabilitation
Article 27 Work and employment
Article 28 Adequate standard of living and social protection
Article 29 Participation in political and public life
Article 30 Participation in cultural life, recreation, leisure and sport
 
 

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Other human rights publications from the Commission:

  • A Lever for Change: Using the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women
  • From local voices to global audience: Engaging with the International Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (pdf)
  • Human rights and the public sector: Deconstructing the myths (Guardian Public supplement)

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