Joining Convention for the Rights of Persons With Limited Skills in the Constitution of Kosovo

HANDICOS, in collaboration with the Office of Prime Minister/ The Office for Good Governance today has organized the round table with the “theme. The exchange of experiences with states which have ratified the Convention on the Rights of Disabled Persons, where Kosovo's deputy prime minister, Ms. Emilia Rexhepi, chairman of the Commission, Mrs. Duda Balje, representative of the ombudsman, Mrs. Edona Hajrullahu, representative of UNMIK-OHCHR, Jerome Bouyjou, as well as representatives of organisations of disabled persons.

Participants during the meeting exchanged ideas and stressed the necessity of including the Convention for the Rights of restricted persons in the Kosovo Constitution, HANDIOS reports.

Of particular importance were the exchange of experiences for this purpose from Bosnia and Herzegovina's legalist, Mr. Suvad Zahirovic, who has shown how the situation of disabled people there has changed after ratification of the convention in question.

HANDICOS Director, Mr. Africa Maliqi raised the need and importance of ratifying the Convention in the Constitution of Kosovo, citing also the pledge that has been made by the Kosovo Parliament Speaker for that purpose.

Deputy Prime Minister Mrs. Emilja Rexhepi before the attendees highlighted the issue of employing disabled persons and the government's recent decision to implement that right.

There's a light in the positive tunnel so our government can have a bigger performance, have equal rights in any case. I'm here to provide support within my means. Good to see also Bosnian experiences about how through the Parliament the ratification made of this Convention has said.

 Commission for Human Rights Chairman Mrs. Duda Balje has stressed the importance of being united all the acters in pushing the issue forward.

We're on a good track when we're all together. We should see that we can practically adapt the Convention. So did we with the Istanbul convention. Nongovernmental organizations are very important for counsel and information. You have the Commission's support until the end, she said.

Meanwhile, the representative of the ombudsman Institute, Mrs. Edona Hajrullahu has stressed that disabled persons continue to be discriminated against in all areas of Kosovo.

We have addressed various recommendations as we consider that the PAK continues to face discrimination and exclusion. )

Representative UNMIK-OHCHR, Jerome Bouyjou has also raised the need for Kosovo institutions to engage in ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Disabled Persons

Zuwad Zahirovic legalist from Bosnia and Herzegovina has shown the importance of organising the Convention in the Constitution and sharing different experiences from there as a model.

The position of disabled people in Kosovo has been recognised. More serious positions than the condition of other citizens. This will be a major contribution to the distribution of a positive picture of Kosovo in the world, regardless of whether it is formally possible to ratify it, he said.

This table was implemented on the basis of planned activities under 2022 The Year of People with Limited Skills in the Republic of Kosovo has already been defeated under the “Project, supported by the UNMIK Office of UNMIK) in Kosovo.