Sudanese Human Rights Monitor
calls to review the Ministry of Justice stand of not appointing people with
disabilities
Khartoum 20/11/2014
The Sudanese Human Rights Monitor (SHRM), is closely
following the recent developments in the case of stopping the appointment of
lawyers with disabilities, in Ministry of justice as counselor assistants (which
is the entry point to public service in the Ministry of Justice) and their
exclusion from the final appointments lists in the jobs advertised, although they
met all professional requirements, and passed the academic tests necessary to
fill the jobs.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations in December of 1948 states in Article 7, on equality as an integral part of the law. The same article also provides that all people are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination. The basic rights of work, equality and non-discrimination, should be protected by the respectable states. Sudan, a country which called upon the ratification of the Convention of people with Disabilities, on the need for (agreements protecting these slides and protect their rights and full inclusion in society) should also do so.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations in December of 1948 states in Article 7, on equality as an integral part of the law. The same article also provides that all people are entitled to equal protection against any discrimination. The basic rights of work, equality and non-discrimination, should be protected by the respectable states. Sudan, a country which called upon the ratification of the Convention of people with Disabilities, on the need for (agreements protecting these slides and protect their rights and full inclusion in society) should also do so.
SHRM, emphasizes on the necessity of
the commitment of all civil society and Sudanese civil service institutions, to
ensure equal rights of Sudanese citizens, and the commitment to
non-discrimination against any qualified person, because of his/her disability.
This commitment is Stipulated in the Convention on the Rights of people with
Disabilities and its Optional Protocol which adopted by Government of Sudan in
April 2009, as well as in the Sudanese constitution, which states in Article
12.2: (No qualified person shall be denied access to a profession or employment
on the basis of disability; persons with special needs and the elderly shall
have the right to participate in social, vocational, creative or recreational
activities). We also note that the Civil Service Law in Article 24/7, states on
the allocation of not less than 2% of jobs certified, to accommodate people
with disabilities. Moreover, the 2009 act on the rights of people with
Disabilities, stipulates the obligation of all public institutes to enhance the
chances and opportunities of people with disabilities by canceling of some
public service appointment conditions that could lead to discrimination against
them.
SHRM emphasizes that ensuring social
rights of people with disabilities, is the responsibility of the State, which
must provide conditions for living that prevent any form of possible
discrimination because of a disability. SHRM calls on the Ministry of Justice,
to reconsider its current stand, and to be committed the Constitution of Sudan
and the Sudanese and international laws, and we call upon all organizations and
institutes, to strictly comply with non-discrimination against People with
Disabilities in any way.
