Everyone has the right a standard of living adequate for ... health and well-being..., including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of ... sickness, disability, widowhood, old age...." — Universal Declaration of Human Rights , Articles 2, 22, and 25. " There are an estimated one billion people, or 15 percent of the world's population, living with a disability, according to the World Health Organization. Despite this, people with disabilities face barriers to inclusion and their needs are often given low priority. Women and children with disabilities are particularly vulnerable to discrimination. They experience multiple discrimination—both from their disability and their age or gender. In many parts of the world, it is common practice to isolate, abuse, and deny basic human rights to these particularly vulnerable groups.
| ISBN: | 9789388162104 |
| Publication date: | 1st December 2018 |
| Author: | Amit Kumar |
| Publisher: | Shhalaj Publishing House |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 240 pages |
| Genres: |
Disability: social aspects Social and ethical issues |
Everyone has the right a standard of living adequate for ... health and well-being..., including food, clothing, housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of ... sickness, disability, widowhood, old age...." — Universal Declaration of Human Rights , Articles 2, 22, and 25. " There are an estimated one billion people, or 15 percent of the world's population, living with a disability, according to the World Health Organization. Despite this, people with disabilities face barriers to inclusion and their needs are often given low priority. Women and children with disabilities are particularly vulnerable to discrimination. They experience multiple discrimination—both from their disability and their age or gender. In many parts of the world, it is common practice to isolate, abuse, and deny basic human rights to these particularly vulnerable groups.
Human Rights for the Physically Handicapped and Aged features in the following genres: Disability: social aspects, Social and ethical issues
Human Rights for the Physically Handicapped and Aged is available in Hardback
Human Rights for the Physically Handicapped and Aged was written by Amit Kumar and published by Shhalaj Publishing House
Human Rights for the Physically Handicapped and Aged has 240 pages
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