CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Toktogazieva, Saniia |
|---|---|
| Title | BEHIND LOCKED DOORS: RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN THE KYRGYZ REPUBLIC AND THE COMPELLING NEED FOR CRPD RATIFICATION |
| Summary | Behind locked doors. That is how current position and status of persons with disabilities in the Kyrgyz Republic can be characterized. They are under a cloak of invisibility, lacked either in their rooms or institutions. Disabled persons in Kyrgyzstan just like in any other States have been always treated as objects and burdens for their societies. This was especially due to the Soviet Union’s influence on its policy making and law drafting process. Up until now persons with disabilities are been labeled as “invalids” not only in every day life but also in legal documents. Moreover, the fact that Kyrgyzstan is not party to UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities complicates and worsens the status quo of the disabled. Current thesis aims at highlighting and pinpointing the gaps and problems that exist in the legislation of the Kyrgyz Republic with regard the rights of persons with disabilities both from the legal and practical framework perspectives. This will be achieved by comparing de jure and de facto status of persons with disabilities to the existing international standards on disability rights, i.e. CRPD. Finally thesis aims at exploring a compelling need on why Kyrgyzstan shall ratify the CRPD. |
| Supervisor | Oliver Lewis |
| Department | Legal Studies LLM |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/toktogazieva_saniia.pdf |
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