Justice Ministry approves action plan for protection of disabled people’s rights
The document reflects recommendations from non-governmental organisations, groups working on issues of disabled people and the community of disabled persons, received during its drafting. Photo: justice.gov.ge
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Georgia’s Justice Ministry on Tuesday said it had approved the 2023 action plan for the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities, ensuring compliance with the relevant United Nations Convention and serving to improve the accessibility of the related infrastructure, services and offerings for persons with disabilities.
The Ministry said the approval ensured compliance with provisions on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and incorporated tasks and activities designed to ensure application of the domestic Law on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The document reflects recommendations from non-governmental organisations, groups working on issues of disabled people and the community of disabled persons, received during its drafting.
Its preparation and approval involved representatives of sub-departmental institutions and legal entities under the Ministry, it added.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia on Saturday announced the Patrol Police Department's unified service centres would offer up to 50 services for the deaf and hard of hearing individuals in sign language from 2023, to fulfil the tasks of the action plan for the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities.
An action plan for the protection of the rights of persons with disabilities has been submitted to the Prosecutor General of Georgia for approval, the Prosecutor's Office announced on Tuesday.
Representatives of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Georgia on Saturday summarised the activities carried out in the ministry for the protection of the rights of disabled persons at the conference dedicated to the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday said it had been determined at the constitutional level in Georgia that the state would create “special conditions” for the realisation of the rights and interests of persons with disabilities, as “particularly important” to protect their rights, the Government Administration said.
A special protection programme will protect victims and witnesses of crimes across Georgia and ensure their safety during investigations, the country’s Special Investigation Service announced on Wednesday.
Georgia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs on Wednesday sent its condolences to families of two officers of its Patrol Police Department who were killed in a traffic accident in the central-eastern Shida Kartli region on Tuesday.
Georgia’s Special Investigation Service has become a member of the Independent Police Complaints' Authority Network, a body aiming to improve member institutions through coordinated efforts, safeguard fundamental rights and fulfil the rule of law.
Rati Ionatamishvili, a member of the Georgian Parliament from the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Wednesday said the United States President’s adviser had proposed Georgia to become a member of the US President’s international forum of disabled persons.
Ongoing and planned reforms within Georgia’s Ministry of Justice for protecting the rights of persons with disabilities were discussed on Thursday in a meeting between Deputy Minister Buba Lomuashvili and Gerard Quinn, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities.
Rati Ionatamishvili, an MP of the ruling Georgian Dream party, on Tuesday said Gerard Quinn, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, had “positively assessed” steps taken by the Georgian Government in protecting disabled people’s rights.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Wednesday congratulated employees of the country’s judiciary on the national Day of Justice celebrating the professionals.
On the occasion of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities marked annually on December 3, the Georgian Government on Sunday announced that work to fulfil the goals and objectives outlined in the second National Strategy for the Protection of Human Rights of Georgia for 2022-2030, adopted in 2023, was underway by developing a 2024-2026 national action plan.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Sunday said the role and commitment of disabled persons, including injured military personnel, were “particularly noteworthy” today with “just a few days left before the European Council grants Georgia the European Union membership candidate status”.