There are about 81900 women with disabilities in Armenia. They face discrimination based on

There are about 81900 women with disabilities in Armenia . They face discrimination based on:

• There are about 81900 women with disabilities in Armenia . They face discrimination based on:

• Gender

• Disability

• Country

 domestic violence 

•  domestic violence 

• sexual assault

Lack of accessible and safe shelters

• Lack of accessible and safe shelters

• Lack of access to justice

Mobility International USA

• Mobility International USA

• Association of Women's Rights in Development (AWID) in Canada

• International Network of Women with Disabilities formed in Quebec, Canada 2008

• Board Member of Disability Advocacy Coalition (DAC) in Armenia

• Member of regional disability and gender committees

• Member of international forum planning committee of UNESCO chair of comparative human rights

UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol

• UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol

• Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW)

Thank you

• Thank you