
The refugee status of persons with disabilities
Stephanie A. Motz
Bok · Engelsk · 2021
Omfang | xxvi, 373 sider
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Opplysninger | A disability-sensitive interpretation of the refugee definition -- 'Being persecuted' -- Failure of state protection -- Causal nexus : 'for Reasons of' -- Convention ground - 'particular social group'.. - "In many countries around the world persons with disabilities still suffer torture, ill- treatment and severe discrimination. Sometimes they are persecuted directly by the state, but frequently it is their family members, society or religious institutions that expose them to serious harm, while the state turns a blind eye to it. Persons with disabilities make up approximately 15% of the world population and an estimated 20% of the population of refugees and internally displaced persons. This book examines when persons with disabilities, who are being persecuted for reasons of their disability, are refugees and thus entitled to the protection of the 1951 Refugee Convention and the 1967 Protocol"--
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ISBN | 9789004427297
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