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Neglected & Forgotten?: Women with Disabilities in Indian Criminal Justice System

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Mr. Anuj Kumar Tiwari, Dr. A. Marisport
» doi: 10.48047/ecb/2023.12.si4.398

Abstract

The group of disabled women is not uniform. They are the most underprivileged and at risk group in society. They have a wide range of difficulties, including mental, emotional, intellectual, and sensory disorders. The diversity of women and girls with disabilities includes not only their disabilities but also their many and intertwining identities, such as belonging to a particular social class or having a particular ethnic, religious, or racial background; being refugees, migrants, or internally displaced people; being LGBTQI+; having HIV or being infected by it; being young or old; or being widowed. For a very long period, they have been arbitrarily barred from all decision-making spaces in our communities. It conceals the underlying reasons why people are subjected to gender and disability discrimination and permits the perpetuation of negative stereotypes, which results in the violation of human rights. In addition to experiencing violence, they also struggle with a variety of other issues in their day-to-day lives, such as losing access to the resources they need to communicate, move about freely, or live independently.

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