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An appraisal of the right to dignity of prisoners and detainees with disabilities : a case study of Ghana and Nigeria
Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa)) -- University of Pretoria, 2004.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/1099 An appraisal of the right to dignity of prisoners and detainees with disabilities : a case study of Ghana and Nigeria Dankwa, E.V.O. Oyero, Rofiah Ololade UCTD Right to dignity Human rights Africa Prisons Prisoners Ghana Detainees Nigeria Disabled persons Ghana Persons with disabilities Disabled prisoners Thesis (LLM (Human Rights and Democratisation in Africa)) -- University of Pretoria, 2004. Prepared under the supervision of Professor E.V.O. Dankwa at the Faculty of Law, University of Ghana, Legon "This paper addresses the right to dignity of a group of people with two vulnerabilities i.e. being a disabled person and a prisoner. The concept of dignity applies to prisoners and detainees irrespective of their offences at any given time. This is a right that is ascribed to a person by virtue of one's humanity and not one's circumstances. In Ghana and Nigeria, the rights of able and disabled prisoners are not given serious consideration. This is probably due to the fact that these two countries are still involved in violations of human rights and they are yet to implement most of the provisions in international human rights instruments. The protection of the rights of disabled prisoners is a mirage in the two countries probably because they constitute a minority and their vulnerability relegates them to the lower rungs of the society. However, international human rights instruments recognise that disabled persons have rights that should be respected. ... Despite these international standards, the treatment of disabled prisoners is still below the recommendation. This necessitates a study of the role which human rights law ought to play in the mitigation of the hardship of disabled prisoners, as their dignity is a central element to their existence." -- Introduction. http://www.chr.up.ac.za/academic_pro/llm1/dissertations.html Centre for Human Rights LLM 2006-11-16T11:03:58Z 2006-11-16T11:03:58Z 04-Oct 2004 Mini Dissertation Oyero, RO 2004, An appraisal of the right to dignity of prisoners and detainees with disabilities : a case study of Ghana and Nigeria, LLM Mini Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/1099> http://hdl.handle.net/2263/1099 en LLM Dissertations 2004(20) Centre for Human Rights, Law Faculty, University of Pretoria 314875 bytes application/pdf application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Right to dignity Human rights Africa Prisons Prisoners Ghana Detainees Nigeria Disabled persons Ghana Persons with disabilities Disabled prisoners An appraisal of the right to dignity of prisoners and detainees with disabilities : a case study of Ghana and Nigeria |
| title | An appraisal of the right to dignity of prisoners and detainees with disabilities : a case study of Ghana and Nigeria |
| title_full | An appraisal of the right to dignity of prisoners and detainees with disabilities : a case study of Ghana and Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | An appraisal of the right to dignity of prisoners and detainees with disabilities : a case study of Ghana and Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | An appraisal of the right to dignity of prisoners and detainees with disabilities : a case study of Ghana and Nigeria |
| title_short | An appraisal of the right to dignity of prisoners and detainees with disabilities : a case study of Ghana and Nigeria |
| title_sort | appraisal of the right to dignity of prisoners and detainees with disabilities a case study of ghana and nigeria |
| topic | UCTD Right to dignity Human rights Africa Prisons Prisoners Ghana Detainees Nigeria Disabled persons Ghana Persons with disabilities Disabled prisoners |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/1099 |