Sierra Leone reinforces rights of persons with disabilities
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Channel: UN Human Rights · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism
Sierra Leone: People with disabilities make 10 per cent of the population in Sierra Leone mainly because of the civil war that devastated the country for a decade. People with disabilities have for years been silent and sidelined. But this is slowly but surely changing -- the voice of persons with disabilities and their rights has been amplified in a new law on disabilities ensuring inclusion on all fronts, in the country's development and political plans.
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