a period of three consecutive days without a reason. However, he was released after being identified by his family. 2. Depriving the person with a disability from mixing with the outside world- i.e. outside the boundaries of the family- is considered one of the negative social phenomena prevailing in our society. Some families restrict the freedom of individuals with disabilities, as have been noticed through the process of monitoring (carried out by the NCHR, in cooperation with civil society institutions), where some persons with disabilities, especially those with mental disabilities, suffered from restrictions on personal freedom, movement and mobility by their families, leading to the deprivation of mixing with the outside world. Third: The right to life The International Convention on the Rights of the Child addressed the right to life as a fundamental right for him/ her and as a general principle that should be observed by the States Parties. The Convention did not prescribe the validity of this right, whether from the moment of being born alive or before that in his/ her mother's womb, as it defined the child as every human being less than eighteen years of age. The reason for that is the difference around the world in terms of accepting or refusing abortion of fetus in general, regardless of being with a disability or not. Referring to the historical concepts that addressed the issue of children, the international community, represented by the United Nations, declared in 1923 after the First World War the need for paying attention to children and women, as they are the most vulnerable to abuse. The common concern was the relief of children and providing appropriate services to them. Hence, the 16

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