the outcomes in order to ensure that those whose rights are infringed upon are able to assert their rights under the law and that they are able to protect their inalienable rights. Article 6: Women with disabilities 26. The NHRC has found that compared with other women, girls or women with disabilities are more susceptible to the threat of domestic violence and should be considered a high risk group for domestic violence.9 However, the MOHW has failed to address the special needs and multiple discrimination of women with disabilities, propose specific domestic violence prevention strategies, or offer support services such as relevant service procedures and shelter placement. 10 Furthermore, the short-term, medium-term, and long-term shelters provided by the government for women who are victims of domestic violence fail to fully meet the needs of persons with disabilities, despite the provision of such shelters being a statutory requirement. 11 To date, the competent authority has yet to introduce concrete improvement measures and set a clear implementation deadlines, and has made no attempt to familiarize itself with the services needed by women with disabilities who are placed in shelters, such as home care, personal assistants, and sign language interpreters.12 According to statistical data released by the MOHW, in 2019, the number of reported victims of domestic violence was 103,930. Of these victims, 67.70% were female. Similarly, among the 8,240 victims of domestic violence who were also disabled, 60.87% were female. In 2019, women with disabilities accounted for 4.41% of the female population, whereas women with disabilities accounted for 7.13% of reported victims of domestic violence. 10 Although the MOHW formulated the Guidelines for the Protection of Persons with Disabilities in 2015, it failed to address the multiple discrimination and special needs of women with disabilities who were also victims of domestic violence. Instead, the guidelines, which are based on Subparagraphs 1– 7, Article 75 of the PDRPA (Maltreatment of People with Disabilities), detail the attributes of and service procedures for seven types of maltreatment. The guidelines do not detail the roles and responsibilities of related networks such as police, health, and civic networks. The shelter placement services offered by the MOHW for women with disabilities who are also victims of domestic violence are offered in accordance with the ministry’s Procedures for the Placement of Victims of Domestic Violence in Shelters. The procedures consider all victims of domestic violence without paying special attention to women with disabilities. Thus, at a meeting held by the ministry, it indicated that in response to the latest changes, the Guidelines for the Protection of Persons with Disabilities should be more thorough and account for the different groups of persons with disabilities. 11 Subparagraph 3, Article 8 of the Domestic Violence Prevention Act stipulates that the competent authorities of special municipalities, counties, and cities provide short-term, medium-term and longterm shelter placements for victims of domestic violence and their minors. However, among the 37 short-term, medium-term and long-term shelter placements nationwide, only 11 have made accessibility improvements. 12 The MOHW indicated that during the time that they are at a shelter, women with disabilities who are 9 20