(1) The person with disability shall have the right to obtain protection against any kind of inhuman or degrading treatment, physical or mental violence, gender-based violence, domestic violence, sexual harassment and exploitation by the family guardian or other person.
(2) The persons with disabilities shall have the right to obtain security, rescue and protection with priority in times of armed conflict, state of emergency or disaster.
(3) The Government of Nepal shall make the following provisions in order to protect the persons with disabilities against any kind of exploitation, violence and harassment including gender-based violence:
(a) To obtain information of incidents of exploitation, violence, harassment, gender-based and sexual violence committed against the persons with disabilities, and maintain records thereof,
(b) to take effective legal action in accordance with this Act and the prevailing law against exploitation, violence and incidents referred to in clause (a),
(c) To immediately and effectively provide security to, rescue, protect and rehabilitate, the victims from such incidents,
(d) To make proper arrangements for preventing such incidents,
(e) To launch awareness and counselling programs at the community level against such incidents.