Right to recognition as a person
Discover how people with disability hold the same legal rights to recognition as persons under Australian and international human rights law.
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01 May 2013
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ICCPR Article 16 states
Everyone shall have the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law.
More information
Issues in this area are examined in more detail in the CRC (including Article 12) and CRPD Article 12. see:
- discussion of CRPD Article 12 in Australia's Initial Report under the CRPD
- Recognition of Persons with Disability as Persons before the Law (PDF): People With Disability Australia, 2009
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