‘They Guarantee Understanding Both Ways’: Rights Protection Officers as Facilitators of Access to Justice for Disabled Women
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.16993/sjdr.1051 | Journal eISSN: 1745-3011
Language: English
Page range: 464 - 476
Submitted on: Jun 26, 2023
Accepted on: Aug 20, 2024
Published on: Sep 3, 2024
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