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human rights and fundamental freedoms recognized or existing in any State
Party to the present Convention pursuant to law, conventions, regulation or
custom on the pretext that the present Convention does not recognize such
rights or freedoms or that it recognizes them to a lesser extent.

5. The provisions of the present Convention shall extend to all parts of
federal States without any limitations or exceptions.

Article 5
Equality and non-discrimination

1. States Parties recognize that all persons are equal before and under the
law and are entitled without any discrimination to the equal protection and
equal benefit of the law.

2. States Parties shall prohibit all discrimination on the basis of disability
and guarantee to persons with disabilities equal and effective legal protection
against discrimination on all grounds.

3. In order to promote equality and eliminate discrimination, States Parties
shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that reasonable accommodation is
provided.

4. Specific measures which are necessary to accelerate or achieve de facto
equality of persons with disabilities shall not be considered discrimination
under the terms of the present Convention.

Article 6
Women with disabilities

1. States Parties recognize that women and girls with disabilities are
subject to multiple discrimination, and in this regard shall take measures to
ensure the full and equal enjoyment by them of all human rights and
fundamental freedoms.

2. States Parties shall take all appropriate measures to ensure the full
development, advancement and empowerment of women, for the purpose of
guaranteeing them the exercise and enjoyment of the human rights and
fundamental freedoms set out in the present Convention.

Article 7
Children with disabilities

1. States Parties shall take all necessary measures to ensure the full
enjoyment by children with disabilities of all human rights and fundamental
freedoms on an equal basis with other children.
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