CRPD Article
Recommendation
Status
Liberty and
Security of the
Person (Article
14)
All the immediate necessary legislative, administrative and RED
judicial measures to ensure that no one is detained against
their will in any medical facility on the basis of actual or
perceived disability.
Liberty and
Security of the
Person (Article
14)
All mental health services are provided on the basis of the
free and informed consent of the person concerned, in
accordance with the Convention.
YELLOW
Liberty and
Security of the
Person (Article
14)
Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment)
Act 1992 be amended to comply with the Convention.
RED
Liberty and
Security of the
Person (Article
14)
Immediate steps be taken to eliminate the use of seclusion
and restraints in medical facilities.
YELLOW
Liberty and
Security of the
Person (Article
14)
Review of the criminal justice system to ensure that
criminal procedure is followed in accordance with all the
safeguards and guarantees that are applicable to nondisabled persons, and that deprivation of liberty should be
applied as a matter of last resort and when other diversion
programmes, including restorative justice, are insufficient
to deter future crime.
RED
Liberty and
Security of the
Person (Article
14)
Ensure that reasonable accommodation in prison settings
operates in respect of persons with disabilities
YELLOW
Freedom from
Exploitation,
Violence and
Abuse (Article
16)
Strengthen programmes and initiatives to protect persons
with disabilities, especially those living in institutions, from
violence and harm, and that it ensure that a system is put
in place to detect and respond effectively to cases of
abuse.
YELLOW
Freedom from
Exploitation,
Violence and
Abuse (Article
16)
That legislation, policy and practice relating to domestic
violence covers persons with disabilities in the domestic
situations that they encounter.
YELLOW
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