Promoting the Rights of Children with Disabilities, UNICEF

indirect participants, including as witnesses, in alllegal proceedings, including at investigative and otherpreliminary stages.2. In order to help to ensure effective access tojustice for persons with disabilities, States partiesshall promote appropriate training for those workingin the field of administration of justice, includingpolice and prison staff.Article 14Liberty and security of the person1. States parties shall ensure that persons withdisabilities, on an equal basis with others:(a) Enjoy the right to liberty and security of person;(b) Are not deprived of their liberty unlawfully orarbitrarily, and that any deprivation of liberty is inconformity with the law, and that the existence ofa disability shall in no case justify a deprivation ofliberty.2. States parties shall ensure that if persons withdisabilities are deprived of their liberty throughany process, they are, on an equal basis withothers, entitled to guarantees in accordance withinternational human rights law and shall be treatedin compliance with the objectives and principles ofthis Convention, including by provision of reasonableaccommodation.Article 15Freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman ordegrading treatment or punishment1. No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel,inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.In particular, no one shall be subjected withouthis or her free consent to medical or scientificexperimentation.2. States parties shall take all effective legislative,administrative, judicial or other measures to preventpersons with disabilities, on an equal basis withothers, from being subjected to torture or cruel,inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment.Article 16Freedom from exploitation, violence and abuse1. States parties shall take all appropriate legislative,administrative, social, educational and othermeasures to protect persons with disabilities, bothwithin and outside the home, from all forms ofexploitation, violence and abuse, including theirgender-based aspects.2. States parties shall also take all appropriatemeasures to prevent all forms of exploitation,violence and abuse by ensuring, inter alia, appropriateforms of gender- and age-sensitive assistance andsupport for persons with disabilities and their familiesand caregivers, including through the provision ofinformation and education on how to avoid, recognizeand report instances of exploitation, violence andabuse. States parties shall ensure that protectionservices are age-, gender- and disability-sensitive.3. In order to prevent the occurrence of all forms ofexploitation, violence and abuse, States parties shallensure that all facilities and programmes designedto serve persons with disabilities are effectivelymonitored by independent authorities.4. States parties shall take all appropriate measuresto promote the physical, cognitive and psychologicalrecovery, rehabilitation and social reintegration ofpersons with disabilities who become victims of anyform of exploitation, violence or abuse, includingthrough the provision of protection services. Suchrecovery and reintegration shall take place in anenvironment that fosters the health, welfare, selfrespect,dignity and autonomy of the person andtakes into account gender- and age-specific needs.5. States parties shall put in place effective legislationand policies, including women- and child-focusedlegislation and policies, to ensure that instances ofexploitation, violence and abuse against persons withdisabilities are identified, investigated and, whereappropriate, prosecuted.Article 17Protecting the integrity of the personEvery person with disabilities has a right to respectfor his or her physical and mental integrity on anequal basis with others.Article 18Liberty of movement and nationality1. States parties shall recognize the rights of personswith disabilities to liberty of movement, to freedomto choose their residence and to a nationality, on anequal basis with others, including by ensuring thatpersons with disabilities:(a) Have the right to acquire and change a nationalityand are not deprived of their nationality arbitrarily oron the basis of disability;(b) Are not deprived, on the basis of disability, of theirability to obtain, possess and utilize documentationof their nationality or other documentation ofidentification, or to utilize relevant processes suchas immigration proceedings, that may be needed tofacilitate exercise of the right to liberty of movement;Innocenti Digest No. 13Promoting the Rights of Children with Disabilities56