Sudanese HRM calls to review the Ministry of Justice stand of not appointing people with disabiliti

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.
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.

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