Africa: Persons with disabilities push for inclusive and accessible justice systems
All justice actors have a responsibility to ensure the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities in a manner that is inclusive and participatory. This message was a recurring refrain heard at the Regional Workshop on Access to Justice for Persons with...
Africa: Bridging the gap to realization of the rights of persons with disabilities
African States Must Do More to Realize the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. A new report by the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) reveals that while nine African States have made important strides in advancing the rights of persons with disabilities,...
Oral statement on the need for the ACHPR to develop periodic reporting guidelines under the African Disability Protocol
Oral statement delivered by the International Commission of Jurists at the 83rd Ordinary Session of the African Commission on the need for the African Commission on Human and Peoples Rights to develop guidelines on periodic reporting under the African Disability...
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