[vi] Addington v. Texas, 441 U.S. 418 (1979) (civil commitment); U.S. v. Sell, Riggins v. Nevada, 504 U.S. 97 (1992).
[vii] See U.N. Doc. A/63/175 (2008), particularly paragraphs 40, 44, 47, 49, 50, 61-65, 73-74. This amounts to inadequate constitutional protection for persons with disabilities from practices that may constitute torture or ill-treatment, and violates U.S. obligations under UDHR Articles 2, 3 and 5, ICCPR Articles 2, 7 and 9, and CAT Articles 2 and 16, as well as CRPD Articles 4, 5, 15 and 17.
[viii] United States of America, Submission to the United Nations Universal Periodic Review Ninth Session of the Working Group on the UPR, Human Rights Council, 22 November 3 December 2010, Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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