General Comment No 3 on wwd Side event to Social Forum 2016

Women with disabilities Article 6 CRPD: Women with disabilities 1. States Parties recognize that women and girls with disabilities are subject to multiple discrimination, and in this regard shall take measures to ensure the full and equal enjoyment by them of all human rights and fundamental freedoms. 2. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure the full development, advancement and empowerment of women, for the purpose of guaranteeing them the exercise and enjoyment of the human rights and fundamental freedoms set out in the present Convention.

What are General Comments? Interpretative legal documents by treaty bodies Content of GC No 3 Sec I Introduction (def intersect discr) Sec. II Normative Content Sec III State Partie‘s Obligations Sec IV Interrelationship between Art. 6 and other articles Sec. V National Implementation

Sec. II Normative Content Art. 6 (1) Denial of reasonable accommodation on basis of disability or gender Forms of discrimination include: direct, indirect, denial of reas. accom., by association, structural or systemic Public and private sphere

Sec III State Partie‘s Obligations: Respect: States must not violate CRPD Protecton: States must protect wwd from discrimination by private actors Fulfillment: States must promote wwd and take twin-track approach

Sec. V National Implementation: Combat multiple discrimination Abolish discriminatory law and practices Support and encourage organizations of wwd

To conclude: GC No 3 = comprehensive description of various forms of discrimination against wwd Clear guidance to SP Important tool for civil society