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At a time when the whole of humanity is engaged in the fight for the respect, defence, protection and promotion of human rights, it is absurd, even inhumane, to stigmatise a category of people, disregarding their fundamental rights, simply because they have difficulty moving around or communicating because they have a disability, for example. This study is based on the idea that people living with disabilities face barriers that limit their ability to function in society, and that married women living with disabilities face a twofold limitation to their ability to function, in that, given their status as married women, the DRC Family Code limits their ability to function and, given their disability, they deserve special protection. Thus, the realities on the ground demonstrate that People Living with Disabilities are not protected and we have observed a lack of mechanisms aimed at protecting People Living with Disabilities in general and Married Women Living with Disabilities in particular.
About the author
Déborah MAYELE, graduated in Private and Judicial Law from the University of Kinshasa in 2016.
