At present, there at least 500 million disabled people in the world, and this number is expected to rise for a variety of reasons. Millions and millions of disabled people in developing countries lack access to education and to proper health care. There is very little compliance with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Often, disabled people are poverty stricken and isolated. It is a well-known fact that there is a close link between disability and poverty.
Disability leads to poverty and poverty leads to disability.
In the institutional environment it is impossible to create opportunities for social integration. We also know that many forms of degrading treatment, sexual abuse and various forms of violence occur in such scheduled places. Such exclusion in open society has its roots in ignorance and neglect. It is the responsibility of States to take appropriate action to remove such obstacles. It is my job as Special Rapporteur to monitor the extent to which The Standard Rules are being implemented by Governments.