Bishkek, Nov. 27, 2018. /Kabar/. The Committee on Constitutional Legislation, State Organization, Judicial and Legal Issues and Regulations of the Jogorku Kenesh (Kyrgyz Parliament) reviewed and approved the draft law on ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The convention was adopted by the UN General Assembly on December 13, 2006. Kyrgyzstan signed the document in 2011, but the country's parliament did not ratify the document.
The Minister of Labor and Social Development Ulukbek Kochkorov provided information about the draft law. According to him, the main objective of the convention is to protect and ensure the full and equal enjoyment by all people with disabilities of all human rights and fundamental freedoms, as well as to promote respect for their inherent dignity.
During the discussion of this draft law, deputies Isa Omurkulov, Altynbek Sulaimanov noted that taking into account the modern realities, it is necessary to transform the system of state social assistance. The question of clear mechanisms for the implementation of this draft law was raised by deputy Ainuru Altybaeva.
Deputy Aaly Karashev pointed out the question of the number of citizens with disabilities in the republic, the amount of funds necessary for the implementation of this convention.
Kochkorov noted that 184 thousand people have a disability, of whom 29 thousand are children.
"For the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the first 10 years will require 6 billion 647 million soms, of which 1 billion 575 million soms will be required for carrying out activities related to education, health, participation in cultural life, leisure activities, recreation and sports activities for people with disabilities" Minister Kochkorov added.
Kyrgyzstan is one of the few countries that has signed but has not yet ratified the UN Convention.
On November 5, 2018, the Jogorku Kenesh Committee on Social Affairs, Education, Science, Culture and Healthcare approved the draft law on ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
At the end of August 2018, Prime Minister Muhammedkalyi Abylgaziev said that Kyrgyzstan needs to ratify the UN convention, indicating that the government is preparing to ratify the Convention.
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