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FILE - Cantol Pondja, President of the Forum of Mozambican Associations of Persons with Disabilities (FAMOD). [File photo: Facebook/FAMOD]
The Forum of Mozambican Associations of Persons with Disabilities (FAMOD) views the new Law on Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, approved in early April, as a gain, after a 10-year battle alongside the Government, the Assembly of the Republic, Associations, Cooperation partners, among others.
Cantol Pondja, the president of FAMOD, speaking in Maputo, commends the government, the Mozambican parliament, the United Nations agencies, forum members, among others, who worked to turn the dream into reality.
“We, people with disabilities, are very pleased because for the first time we have a law passed by parliament, and thus, our rights are safeguarded. I think from now on they will be fully implemented,” said the president of FAMOD.
The existence of this law provides an opportunity to ensure reflection and revitalization of efforts to reduce inequalities and violations of the human rights of persons with disabilities.
Pondja emphasized that the initial draft of the law was not aligned with the principles of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and human rights.
FAMOD states that despite the gains, the law still has many gaps, as it does not clearly define the entity responsible for implementation to enforce the rights of persons with disabilities.
Another gap pointed out by FAMOD concerns the quota for the employability of persons with disabilities.
“Not least, this is the first legal instrument approved by the Assembly of the Republic that definitively abandons the terminology ‘person with disabilities’ and adopts the terminology ‘Person with Disability,’ which for us is a major milestone.”
It should be noted that the joint reflection meeting on the law, taking place today in Maputo, brings together members, partners, representatives of the Ministry of Gender, Child, and Social Action, among other guests.
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