‘The Highest Attainable Standard’: The Right to Health for Refugees with Disabilities
The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) creates duties for States Parties and UN agencies to ensure that individuals under their protection have equal enjoyment of the full range of human rights. This includes the Article 25 right to enjoy ‘the highest attainable s...
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
MDPI AG
2019-04-01
|
| Series: | Societies |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/9/2/33 |
| _version_ | 1819112084199178240 |
|---|---|
| author | Laura Smith-Khan Mary Crock |
| author_facet | Laura Smith-Khan Mary Crock |
| author_sort | Laura Smith-Khan |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) creates duties for States Parties and UN agencies to ensure that individuals under their protection have equal enjoyment of the full range of human rights. This includes the Article 25 right to enjoy ‘the highest attainable standard of health without discrimination on the basis of disability.’ However, refugees, who are forced to seek protection outside their state, face particular obstacles to maintaining an adequate level of wellbeing and accessing services to meet their health needs. Among this group, those who have a disability may confront multiple intersecting challenges. This paper draws on the findings of research across countries that play host to significant refugee populations. It explores the contribution of the CRPD to the international human rights framework for refugees, with particular attention to the right to health. Incorporating evidence from the field, it discusses the implementation of these rights and related duties in humanitarian responses across the world. This article discusses common barriers to health services for refugees with disabilities in six host countries. Based on the broad conceptualization of health and wellbeing established in the international legal framework, it also examines the relationship between the fulfilment of Article 25 and other basic socioeconomic rights. It provides examples of good practice and identifies strategies to better ensure the rights set out in Article 25 of the CRPD. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-22T04:07:53Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-20af01c40a8e4d82baab1f48b062de3c |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2075-4698 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-22T04:07:53Z |
| publishDate | 2019-04-01 |
| publisher | MDPI AG |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Societies |
| spelling | doaj.art-20af01c40a8e4d82baab1f48b062de3c2022-12-21T18:39:35ZengMDPI AGSocieties2075-46982019-04-01923310.3390/soc9020033soc9020033‘The Highest Attainable Standard’: The Right to Health for Refugees with DisabilitiesLaura Smith-Khan0Mary Crock1Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, AustraliaThe University of Sydney Law School, Camperdown, NSW 2006, AustraliaThe Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) creates duties for States Parties and UN agencies to ensure that individuals under their protection have equal enjoyment of the full range of human rights. This includes the Article 25 right to enjoy ‘the highest attainable standard of health without discrimination on the basis of disability.’ However, refugees, who are forced to seek protection outside their state, face particular obstacles to maintaining an adequate level of wellbeing and accessing services to meet their health needs. Among this group, those who have a disability may confront multiple intersecting challenges. This paper draws on the findings of research across countries that play host to significant refugee populations. It explores the contribution of the CRPD to the international human rights framework for refugees, with particular attention to the right to health. Incorporating evidence from the field, it discusses the implementation of these rights and related duties in humanitarian responses across the world. This article discusses common barriers to health services for refugees with disabilities in six host countries. Based on the broad conceptualization of health and wellbeing established in the international legal framework, it also examines the relationship between the fulfilment of Article 25 and other basic socioeconomic rights. It provides examples of good practice and identifies strategies to better ensure the rights set out in Article 25 of the CRPD.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/9/2/33CRPDdisabilitymigrationdisplacementrefugeehealthhuman rightswellbeingdevelopment |
| spellingShingle | Laura Smith-Khan Mary Crock ‘The Highest Attainable Standard’: The Right to Health for Refugees with Disabilities Societies CRPD disability migration displacement refugee health human rights wellbeing development |
| title | ‘The Highest Attainable Standard’: The Right to Health for Refugees with Disabilities |
| title_full | ‘The Highest Attainable Standard’: The Right to Health for Refugees with Disabilities |
| title_fullStr | ‘The Highest Attainable Standard’: The Right to Health for Refugees with Disabilities |
| title_full_unstemmed | ‘The Highest Attainable Standard’: The Right to Health for Refugees with Disabilities |
| title_short | ‘The Highest Attainable Standard’: The Right to Health for Refugees with Disabilities |
| title_sort | the highest attainable standard the right to health for refugees with disabilities |
| topic | CRPD disability migration displacement refugee health human rights wellbeing development |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4698/9/2/33 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT laurasmithkhan thehighestattainablestandardtherighttohealthforrefugeeswithdisabilities AT marycrock thehighestattainablestandardtherighttohealthforrefugeeswithdisabilities |