Thanks for sharing.. On 2/10/14, Sanchit Katiyar <[email protected]> wrote: > NEW DELHI, February 10, 2014 > > Updated: February 10, 2014 02:53 IST > > > Disabilities rights Bill retrograde: activists > > Aarti Dhar > > > "It doesn't adopt UN convention in its true spirit" > > The Rights of the Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014, tabled in the > Rajya Sabha, has evoked sharp reactions from disabilities rights > activists across the country. > > The Hindu, in a report, "New Bill to strengthen definition of > disabilities," on February 9, has said that under pressure from > disability rights activists, the government is likely to introduce 16 > amendments in the Bill on Monday. > > The government had tabled, in a hurry, an older version of the Bill in > the Rajya Sabha as the amendments approved by the Cabinet late on > Thursday could not be incorporated in the draft. > > The Chennai-based Disability Rights Alliance (DRA), a conglomerate of > disability rights activists, says the Bill is "regressive and > retrograde," and does not adopt the United Nations Convention on the > Rights of Persons with Disability (UNCRPD) in its true spirit. > > In a statement here on Sunday, the DRA and several other organisations > said Section 110 of the Bill provided that its provisions shall be in > addition to, and not in derogation of, the provisions of any other law > in force, which effectively meant that all laws which actively > discriminated against persons with disabilities remained untouched. > This violated the State's obligation under the U.N. convention to take > all appropriate measures, including legislation, to modify or abolish > laws, regulations, customs and practices that constituted such > discrimination. > > "According to the UNCRPD, state parties are to grant an unconditional > right to equality and non-discrimination to all persons with > disabilities, on a par with others. In this Bill, the Right of > Equality is curtailed under Section 3(3), which says the right against > discrimination exists 'unless it can be shown that the impugned act or > omission is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.'" > > The terms "proportionate means" and "legitimate aim," it said, are > highly subjective and can perpetuate discrimination. > > Further, the statement said, the UNCRPD lays down specific obligations > of the State while discussing multiple discrimination faced by women > with disabilities. States are obliged to take measures to ensure that > they enjoy fully and equally all human rights and fundamental > freedoms. > > However, the Bill fails to acknowledge these beyond a cursory "hat > tip" in Section 3(2), which says the appropriate government shall take > special measures to protect the rights of women and children with > disability and also take steps to utilise the capacity of persons with > disabilities by providing an appropriate environment. This is limited > to "protection" of rights and not empowerment. > > Importantly, the DRA sought political representation for > differently-abled people to ensure that their voices were heard. > > "There are some local laws and executive orders that disallow persons > with disabilities from contesting elections," Rajiv, a legal expert > with DRA said. > > Source: > > http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/disabilities-rights-bill-retrograde-activists/article5671384.ece > > -- > With best regards, > Sanchit Katiyar. > > E-Mail: > [email protected] > > Skype ID: > sanchit.katiyar11 > > facebook: > http://www.facebook.com/sanchit.katiyar.5 > > Mobile: > +919013816320. > +919456616244. > > Time to meet up again! > Register for AccessIndia Convention 2014: > http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. >
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