CHALLENGES TO PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN PAKISTAN AND UN CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES

Abstract

In Pakistan, disability has different meaning with different barriers of different types that needs different means and approaches to tackle the issue. As the United Nations Convention on the Rights of persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) marks a shift from ‘soft law’ to ‘hard law, it ultimately depends on the accountability of the legally bound member states to reinforce and realize their pre-existing obligations where gaps are observed.

               Disability legislation, therefore, works as a direct instrument to address and abolish discrimination against persons with disabilities (PWDs). This paper discusses the social, organizational and legal challenges faced by PWDs and gives recommendations in light of UNCRPD to address these issues.