40. Calls on the Member States to take vigorous measures a
gainst all forms of violence against people with disabili
ties, in particular women, elderly people and children, who are frequently victims of mental and physical as well as sexual violence; notes that almost 80% of women
with disabilities are victims of violence and that the risk of sexual violence is higher for them than for other
...[+++] women; points out that violence is not only a frequent occurrence in the lives of women with disabilities but is also sometimes the very cause of their disability;
40. invite les États membres à combattre énergiquement toutes les formes de violence envers les personnes handicapées, notamment les femmes, les personnes âgées et les enfants handicapés, fréquemment victimes de violences psychologiques et physiques, y compris sexuelles; constate que près de 80% des femmes handicapées sont victimes de violences et que ces femmes risquent plus que les autres de subir des violences sexuelles; relève que, si la violence est un phénomène fréquent dans la vie des femmes handicapées, elle est aussi, parfois, à l'origine même de leur handicap;