The Inter-American System for the Protection of Human Rights and Persons with Disabilities: challenges and perspectives beyond the non-discrimination rule

The present article focuses on the InterAmerican System for the Protection of Human Rights (Inter-American System) in the context of disability. It addresses several relevant issues regarding complaint mechanisms. The article is divided into three main parts. The first part explains the organs...

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Main Authors: Caballero Pérez, Adriana, Guzmán Rincón, Andrés Mauricio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
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Online Access:https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=8305364
Source:Jurídicas, ISSN 1794-2918, Vol. 18, Nº. 2, 2021, pags. 43-60
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Summary: The present article focuses on the InterAmerican System for the Protection of Human Rights (Inter-American System) in the context of disability. It addresses several relevant issues regarding complaint mechanisms. The article is divided into three main parts. The first part explains the organs of the Inter-American System and corpus iuris centered on disability rights. The second part explores rights to nondiscrimination and non-segregation of persons with disabilities based on relevant reports and recommendations issued by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, as well as case-law of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights. The last part of this article includes some concluding remarks.