1. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and its Impact on Qatar: Transitioning towards Full Implementation
María del Carmen Barranco Avilés, María Laura Serra, Patricia Cuenca Gómez, Rafael de Asís Roig, Francisco Javier Ansuátegui Roig, Pablo Rodríguez del Pozo, Sabah Khadri,
Yara Quettina, Catherine Nasrallah, Khalid Al-Ali
This research was made possible by a NPRP award # NPRP from the
Qatar National Research Fund (a member of The Qatar Foundation).
The statements made herein are solely the responsibility of the authors.
Background
Registered Disabled by Nationality and Age Group
Methodology
Disability: interaction between long-term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairments and various barriers hindering full and effective participation in society (UNCRPD)
Aim of CRPD:
Promote, protect and ensure full and equal enjoyment of human rights and fundamental freedoms by all persons with disabilities
Promote respect for inherent dignity.
Qatar legal framework:
Conceives disability as a medical problem of the individual.
Special needs must be corrected, rectified or tempered by providing support
Qatar ratified the UNCRPD in May 2008 and is obliged as a signatory nation to implement a number of social and legal measures to become fully compliant
Registered disabled by Nationality and Type of Disability
Doctrinal research;
Problem and policy research
Reform-oriented research
Study design
Principles shaping the legal framework for the treatment of persons with
CRPD’s impact on the broader areas of Qatari legislation (civil, commercial, criminal, labor, tax and procedural law)
CRPD’s impact on specific areas of Qatari legislation (healthcare and biomedical research, freedom and security, employment, social services, accessibility to audiovisual means, travel and transportation)0
Analysis of legislative factors in Qatar
Objectives
Recommendations
Review existing Qatari legislation on people with disability, and identify the fundamental challenges Qatar faces in fully incorporating the CRPD into its domestic legal system
Analyze specific contextual factors that impact the international political climate and willingness in Qatar
Analyze the dynamism and efficacy of the advocate groups for the rights of people with disability in Qatar and their efforts to raise awareness in the country.
Advance proposals to help Qatar transit towards becoming one of the first fully CRPD-compliant party states
Assessment of the existing model of treatment of disability in Qatar: challenges and opportunities
The main challenge: from the medical to the social model. The view of the specialty should be left.
The main opportunity: Qatar authorities are committed to rights of persons with disabilities and currently there is an important set of public services available.
A key tool: Agencies, institutions and organizations related to the disabled in Qatar.