International Journal of Disability and Social Justice (Sep 2022)

Human Rights Bulletin: Disastrous Exposure of Persons with Disabilities to Russian Aggression Against Ukraine

  • Jonas Ruškus

DOI
https://doi.org/10.13169/intljofdissocjus.2.2.0008
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2, no. 2
pp. 8 – 14

Abstract

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In 2022 the UN CRPD Committee was informed about the disproportionate exposure of persons with disabilities to the risks engendered by military Russian aggression in Ukraine – risks such as poverty, violence, abandonment, injuries and death. This commentary provides an overview of the main issues identified.