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Tanzania Urged to Ratify International Disability Rights Treaty
By Andrea Shettle, MSW | May 17, 2008
People with disabilities in Tanzania have urged their government to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), The Citizen Newspaper has reported (Read their article entitled "State urged to assist the disabled")
The CRPD is the first legally-binding, international instrument to protect the human rights of people with disabilities. It covers a wide range of issues, including the right of people with disabilities to participate in political and public life; to have access to educational, health, transportation, and other public services and public accommodations; the right to habilitation and rehabilitation services; the right to protection and services during humanitarian emergencies; and many more.
Tanzania was among the first countries to sign the CRPD on March 30, 2007. However, it has not yet joined the 26 countries that have ratified it so far. Signing the CRPD signals interest in ratifying it in the future. But countries are only legally obligated to obey the treaty after they ratify it.
Read more about Tanzania and the CRPD at http://www.thecitizen.co.tz/newe.php?id=4866
Learn more about the CRPD and how it is meant to help people with disabilities around the world.
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