Amnesty International, an international human rights organization, welcomes signing of the bill ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by the President of Kyrgyzstan, Sooronbai Jeenbekov. Website of the organization says.
«The ratification of the Convention paves the road to the effective inclusion of 180,000 people living with disabilities in the social and economic life of Kyrgyzstan,» said Anna Kirey, Deputy Director for Eastern Europe and Central Asia at Amnesty International.
«It should be a priority for the government of Kyrgyzstan to guarantee that persons with disabilities are involved in all decision-making processes, including relevant working groups and committees. The Convention’s implementation will demand combined approaches to policy and advocacy from persons with disabilities and their organizations,» human rights defenders say.
On March 14, President Sooronbai Jeenbekov signed the bill ratifying the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities previously adopted by the Parliament. Kyrgyzstan is one of three former Soviet countries that have signed but until recently hadn’t ratified the Convention. The two remaining countries are Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
