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Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Mongolia Submission to the CRPD Committee of the response to the list of issues on Mongolia by Disabled People’s Organizations of Mongolia January 2015 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 Articles 1-4: Purposes, definitions, general obligations 4 Article 5: Equality and non-discrimination 10 Article 6: Women with disabilities 11 Article 7: Children with disabilities 12 Article 8: Awareness-raising 14 Article 9: Accessibility 15 Article 11: Situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies 17 Article 12: Equal recognition before the law 18 Article 13: Access to justice 19 Article 14: Liberty and security of the person 20 Article 15: Freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 21 Article 16: Freedom from exploitation, violence and abuse 22 Article 17: Protecting the integrity of the person 23 Article 19: Living independently and being included in the community 24 Article 20: Personal mobility 25 Article 21: Freedom of expression and opinion, and access to information 26 Article 23: Respect for home and family 27 Article 24: Education 28 Article 25: Health 30 Article 26: Habilitation and rehabilitation 31 Article 27: Work and employment 32 Article 28: Adequate standard of living and social protection 34 Article 29: Participation in political and social life 36 Article 30: Participation in cultural life, recreation, leisure and sport 37 Article 31: Statistics and data collection 38 Article 32: International cooperation 39 Article 33: National implementation and monitoring 39  INTRODUCTION This submission seeks to provide the Committee with supplementary information on the implementation of the CRPD in Mongolia in addition to the previous report submitted by the Mongolian National Federation of Disabled Persons’ Organization, Mongolian National Federation of the Blind and Mongolian National Association of Wheelchair Users for the list of issues (