Non-implementation of laws on the national budget, social protection, and protection
from violence
- No steps have been taken by relevant government agencies to ensure
accountability and transparency in the allocation of the mandatory 1% of
government budgets to disability-related programs and services, in particular
for women and girls with disabilities.
- Non implementation of EO 410 on the economic independence programs for
persons with disabilities and of Section 27 of the Magna Carta of Women, on
social protection for women with disabilities
- Non-implementation of provisions protecting girls with disabilities in The
Anti-Child Pornography Act of 2009 (Republic Act 9775) and the Special
Protection of Children against Child Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act
of 2003 (Republic Act 7610), particularly failure to prosecute or sanction
pornography of deaf female adolescents and female adolescents with mobility
disabilities perpetrated by devotees.
- Lack of clarity of the State’s response to the Committee Views on Case No.
34/2011, RPB vs the Philippines filed under the Optional Protocol of the CEDAW,
particularly in respect to compensation.
- Non implementation of RA 8505 or the Rape Victims Assistance Law,
specifically addressing the barriers that women with disability face in
employment, livelihood and other economic options as part of their recovery.
- Non implementation of the Supreme Court Circular 59-2004 re-establishing the
Sign Language System
Absence of policies
- Absence of policy in the DOJ on accessibility for women with disabilities who
are victims of violence. In particular, the goal of instituting national system of
sign language interpreting has not been realized. This is important in ensuring
access to justice of deaf women and girls for complaints of sexual violence
which account for the majority of all deaf complaints nationwide. There is also a
need to include the visually impaired to be able fully participate in proceedings
by having capacitated and conscious presenters in orally describing details of
the happenings in the venue.
2. Challenges to access to justice of women with disabilities for violence against
women
The nature of the abuse is complex: intersecting disability-related and gender-based
violence
In the consultation on CEDAW GR 19 organized by the CHR, disability groups drew
from their experiences and studies they conducted to describe what constitutes
disability-related violence. PAWID defines disability-related violence as a form of
deprivation of liberty that leads to isolation. This isolation further leads in lack of access
to economic opportunities for women with disabilities, limitations to social mobility,
and damages to the integrity of persons with disabilities.
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