{"id":1322,"date":"2025-07-08T10:46:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T14:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guide.cophan.org\/?post_type=fiche&p=1322"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:49:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T14:49:53","slug":"violence-et-securite","status":"publish","type":"fiche","link":"https:\/\/guide.cophan.org\/en\/thematic-fact-sheets\/violence-et-securite\/","title":{"rendered":"Violence and safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n\r\n
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How can we build safe and equitable communities?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to recent results from the Canadian Survey on Disability released in December 20231<\/sup>, 8 million people, or 27% of the Canadian population, live with at least on disability. More than half of them are girls and women over the age of 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

L\u2019IN\u00c9\u00c9I-PSH uses an approach based on Gender-based analysis (GBA, GBA+), considering multiple disabilities. This perspective aligns with the definition of disability established by the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRDPH) and is in perfect harmony with the HDM-DCP approach.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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Right not to be subjected to exploitation, violence and abuse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Safety and the elimination of violence are the responsibility of society as a whole, not just of victims or survivors. In accordance with section 16 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities<\/a>, every individual has the right to live in safety.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n <\/div>\r\n

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Overview of the situation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The risk of victimization of persons with disabilities is among the highest in society. Women, in particular, are twice as likely to face this risk than women without limitations. This risk is even greater for women immigrants with disabilities2<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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