CRPD/C/GC/6
(j)
Develop in close consultation with organizations of persons with disabilities,
national human rights institutions and other relevant stakeholders, such as equality bodies,
an equality policy and strategy that is inclusive and accessible to all persons with
disabilities;
(k)
Increase knowledge in all parts of society, including among State officials of
all branches of government and within the private sector, about the scope, content and
practical consequences of the rights to non-discrimination and equality of all persons with
disabilities;
(l)
Adopt appropriate measures to monitor inclusive equality regularly and
comprehensively. This includes collecting and analysing disaggregated data on the situation
of persons with disabilities;
(m) Ensure that national monitoring mechanisms under article 33 of the
Convention are independent, involve representative organizations of persons with
disabilities effectively and are adequately resourced to address discrimination against
persons with disabilities;
(n)
Provide specific protections against and exercise due diligence to prevent and
redress incidents of violence, exploitation and abuse and violations of bodily integrity
experienced uniquely or disproportionately by persons with disabilities;
(o)
Adopt specific measures with a view to achieving inclusive equality, in
particular for persons with disabilities who experience intersectional discrimination, such as
women, girls, children, older persons, and indigenous persons with disabilities;
(p)
States parties that receive a high number of asylum seekers, refugees or
migrants should put in place formal, legally defined procedures to ensure accessibility for
persons with disabilities, including women and children with disabilities and persons with
psychosocial and intellectual disabilities, in reception facilities and other settings. States
parties must ensure that psychosocial and legal counselling, support and rehabilitation is
provided for persons with disabilities and that protection services are disability-, age- and
gender-sensitive and culturally appropriate.
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