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ALT Screenshot of page 1/4 of the joint statement: Starting an Inclusive Legal Reform with the Federal Constitution. A link to the full statement is at the end of this thread.
ALT The top of the image features a blue banner with the text “6 recommendations from human rights defenders with disabilities” in white. Below, a paragraph reads: States, NGOs, donors and others seeking to engage with human rights defenders should consider the accessibility for defenders with disabilities. Some steps they can take include: 1. Making websites disability-friendly; 2. Making buildings accessible; 3. Providing sign interpretation at online and offline events; 4. Providing transport for HRDs with disabilities in rural or remote areas to advocate for human rights; 5. Ensuring video-conferencing and meetings using online platforms allow persons with disabilities to participate, by offering closed captioning and, when needed, sign language interpretation; 6. Ensuring that participation of HRDs with disabilities is not confined to disability issues. They have the right to participate in decisions about all policies affecting their lives, just like everybody else.
ALT 3 December 2024 | For Immediate Release International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2024 - Disability Rights Under MADANI 3 December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and this year’s theme is “Amplifying the leadership of Persons with Disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future”. Rangkaian Solidariti Demokratik Pesakit Mental (SIUMAN) would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the dismal state of disability rights in Malaysia. Alt text is incomplete. Download the screen reader accessible PDF at the link provided.
ALT The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Malaysia ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) in 2010. However, multiple administrations have failed to protect and promote the rights of Persons with Disabilities, enabled by our continued failure to submit our preliminary State Party’s report, due 19 August 2012. On International Day of Persons With Disabilities 2022, KPWKM indicated its intent to report to the CRPD committee in 2023. However, this has not been done, nor have there been meaningful consultations with civil society organisations or community members. Alt text is incomplete. Download the screen reader accessible PDF at the link provided.
ALT Persons with Disabilities are estimated to be 16% of the population, the largest minority group in Malaysia, but Persons with Disabilities only have one representative in Parliament, Senator Isaiah Jacob. The Federal Constitution also explicitly disqualifies persons with psychosocial disabilities from standing as election candidates or being appointed as Senator under the vague category of “unsound mind”, a legal, not medical, concept. This broad interpretation, combined with inadequate discrimination protections, enables systemic exclusion of Persons with Disabilities from public office. Alt text is incomplete. Download the screen reader accessible PDF at the link provided.
ALT Pelan Tindakan OKU 2016-2022 Many of these issues and existing gaps in protections were addressed in the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development’s Pelan Tindakan OKU (PTOKU) 2016-2022, specifically Teras Strategik 10 - Konvensyen Mengenai Hak OKU. However, very little information on PTOKU’s success is publicly available, and what is available indicates its monumental failure, further compounded by the lack of Parliamentary oversight. It also appears that there is no plan for Persons with Disabilities since PTOKU 2016-2022 ended. This raises questions on how resources for Persons with Disabilities are being allocated, especially with the huge difference between the estimated population, and Persons with Disabilities registered with the Social Welfare Department. Alt text is incomplete. Download the screen reader accessible PDF at the link provided.
ALT Happy International Day of Persons with Disabilities Six photos of fashion models with various disabilities
ALT Boleh Space, DAWN and SIUMAN logos
ALT 3 December 2024 | For Immediate Release International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2024 - Disability Rights Under MADANI 3 December is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, and this year’s theme is “Amplifying the leadership of Persons with Disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future”. Rangkaian Solidariti Demokratik Pesakit Mental (SIUMAN) would like to take this opportunity to reflect on the dismal state of disability rights in Malaysia. Alt text is incomplete. Download the screen reader accessible PDF at the link provided.
ALT The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Malaysia ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) in 2010. However, multiple administrations have failed to protect and promote the rights of Persons with Disabilities, enabled by our continued failure to submit our preliminary State Party’s report, due 19 August 2012. On International Day of Persons With Disabilities 2022, KPWKM indicated its intent to report to the CRPD committee in 2023. However, this has not been done, nor have there been meaningful consultations with civil society organisations or community members. Alt text is incomplete. Download the screen reader accessible PDF at the link provided.
ALT Persons with Disabilities are estimated to be 16% of the population, the largest minority group in Malaysia, but Persons with Disabilities only have one representative in Parliament, Senator Isaiah Jacob. The Federal Constitution also explicitly disqualifies persons with psychosocial disabilities from standing as election candidates or being appointed as Senator under the vague category of “unsound mind”, a legal, not medical, concept. This broad interpretation, combined with inadequate discrimination protections, enables systemic exclusion of Persons with Disabilities from public office. Alt text is incomplete. Download the screen reader accessible PDF at the link provided.
ALT Pelan Tindakan OKU 2016-2022 Many of these issues and existing gaps in protections were addressed in the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development’s Pelan Tindakan OKU (PTOKU) 2016-2022, specifically Teras Strategik 10 - Konvensyen Mengenai Hak OKU. However, very little information on PTOKU’s success is publicly available, and what is available indicates its monumental failure, further compounded by the lack of Parliamentary oversight. It also appears that there is no plan for Persons with Disabilities since PTOKU 2016-2022 ended. This raises questions on how resources for Persons with Disabilities are being allocated, especially with the huge difference between the estimated population, and Persons with Disabilities registered with the Social Welfare Department. Alt text is incomplete. Download the screen reader accessible PDF at the link provided.
