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Algeria - Legislation

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Algeria

 Law No.02 09 of 8-May 2002 on the protection and promotion of disabled persons
 Code Electorial
 Code Famille
 Code Penal

Angola - Legislation

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Angola

  • Accessibility Law no. 1016, of 27 July 2016
  • Basic Law of Social Protection - Law No. 07-04, of October 15
  • Former Combatants and War veterans Law No 13 of 15 October 2002
  • Persons with Disability Law No 21 of 30 July 2012
  • Presidential Decree No 12 of January 15 2016 Procedures for the hiring of persons with disabilities
  • Regulation on reservation of vacancies and procedures hiring of people with disabilities Presidential Decree No 12-16 of January 15 2016
  • Resolution No. 1 of January 11, 2013. Approves accession to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
  • Subsidies for Persons with Disabilities Law No 6 of 7 August of 1998
  • The Constitution of the Republic of Angola

Botswana - Legislation

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Botswana

  • Children's Act of 2009
  • Employment Act of 2008
  • Mental Disorders Act

Burkina Faso - Legislation

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Burkina Faso

Constitution (2015)
  Law on the protection and promotion of disabled persons  (2010)

Legislation - Cameroon

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Cameroon

Constitution
Decree of application of law
Protection and promotion of persons with disabilities

Djibouti - Legislation

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Djibouti

  • Constitution de 1992 / 1992 Constitution
  • Code la Famille / Family   Code
  • Code Civil / Civil Code
  • Agence Nationale de Personnes Handicapées / National Agency for Disabled Persons
  • Secrétariat d’Etat aux Affaires Sociales / Secretary of State for Social Affairs
  • Personnes à besoins spéciaux / Persons with Special Needs
  • Trafic des Etres Humains / Human Traficking
  • Révision Constitutionnelle de 2010 / Constitution Amendment 2010
  • Orientation de la politique de Sante / Health Policy Orientation
  • Code du Travail / Labour Code
  • Orientation du Système Educatif / Education Policy Orientation
  • Code Penal / Penal Code

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Legislation

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Congo KinshasaZaire

  • Arrêté Comité de suivi CRDPH
  • Notification Arrêté min Affsoc de création et organisation comité pilotage

Egypt - Legislation

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Egypt

 Constitution
 Law No. 10 of 2018 on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (English)
 Law No. 10 of 2018 on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Arabic)

Eritrea - Legislation

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Eritrea

  • Civil Code 2015
  • Constitution 1997
  • Labour Proclamation 2001
  • Land Proclamation 1994
  • Nationality Proclamation 1992
  • National Service Proclamation
  • Penal Code 2015
  • Pension Proclamation 2005
  • Proclamation to Abolish Female Circumcision

Kingdom of Eswatini - Legislation

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Swaziland

  • Employment Act of 1980
  • Persons with Disability Act 2018

Ethiopia - Legislation

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Ethiopia

Constitution
  Right to Employment of Persons with Disability Proclamation (568/2008)

Legislation - Gabon

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Gabon

Constitution (2011)
Law Relative to the organization of social protection of disabled people in Gabon (1996)

Ghana - Legislation

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Ghana

  • 1992 Constitution of Ghana
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution Act 2010 Act 798
  • Children act 1998 Act 560
  • Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice Act, 1993 (Act 456)
  • High Court Civil Procedure Rules 2012 CI47
  • Mental Health 2012 (Act 846)
  • Persons with Disability Act 2006 (Act 715)

Legislation - Guinea

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Guinea

Constitution (2010)
Code of Social Security
Penal Code
Social security code
Labor code

Kenya - Legislation

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Kenya

  • Basic Education Act No14 of 2013
  • Children Act 8 of 2001
  • Constitution of Kenya 2010
  • Criminal Procedure Code
  • Elections Act 24 of 2011
  • Employment Act 11 of 2007
  • Health Act 21 of 2017
  • Marriage Act No 4 of 2014
  • Mental Health Act 10 of 1989
  • Penal Code 81 of 1948
  • Persons with Disabilities Act 14 of 2003
  • Persons With Disabilities Bill 2017
  • Sexual Offences Act 3 of 2006
  • Social Assistance Act No 24 of 2013

Lesotho - Legislation

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Lesotho

  • Building Control Act
  • Sexual Offences Act

Madagascar - Legislation

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Congo KinshasaZaire

  • Portant Code du Travail
  • Décret N° 2001-162
  • Loi n° 97-044 sur les personnes handicapées

Malawi - Legislation

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Malawi

  • Child Care, Protection and Justice Act
  • Malawi Disability Act 2012
  • Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2019

Mauritius - Legislation

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Mauritius

  • Building control Act
  • Child Protection Act
  • Civil Code
  • Copyright Act
  • Employment Rights Act
  • Equal Opportunities Act
  • HIV and AIDS Act, No 31 of 2006
  • Lois Lagesse Trust Fund Act
  • National Council for the Rehabilitation of Disabled Persons Act
  • National Pensions Act
  • National Solidarity Fund Act
  • National Women's Council Act
  • Occupational safety and health Act
  • Ombudsperson for Children, No 41 of 2003
  • Protection of elderly persons Act
  • Social Aid Act
  • Society for the welfare of the deaf Act
  • Training and Employment of Disabled Persons Act, no 9 of 1996
  • Unemployment Relief Act, No 3 of 1983

Namibia - Legislation

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Namibia

  • Abortion and Sterilization Act 2 of 1975
  • Child Care and Protection Act, 2015
  • Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977 (annotated)
  • Electral Act 2014
  • Labour Act 11 of 2007
  • Maintenance Act 2003
  • Mental Health Act 18 of 1973
  • Motor vehicle accident fund Act 2007

Nigeria - Legislation

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Nigeria

  • Jigawa State Persons With Disabilities Law
  • Kano State Persons Living With Disabilities Bill
  • Lagos Disability Bill
  • Nigeria Senate Disability Bill 2016
  • Nigerian with Disability Decree
  • Plateau State Indigenes with Disabilities Rights Commission Law 2005
  • Universal Basic Education Act

Legislation - Rwanda

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Rwanda

Constitution
Law N° 01/2007 OF 20/01/2007 Relating to protection of disabled persons in general

Sierra Leone - Legislation

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Sierra Leone

  • The Persons with Disability Act 22 of 2011 (Disability Act of Sierra Leone)
  • The 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone - Article 8(2) (a) & Article 27(3)
  • The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
  • CRPD and Optional Protocol Signatures and Ratifications
  • The Sexual Offences Act 60 of 2012, Article 8(1)
  • The Right to Access Information Act 62 of 2013, Article 11(3)
  • The Education Act 19 of 2004, Article 4(2)
  • The Public Election Act 26 of 2012, Article 74(1) (i)

South Africa - Legislation

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South Africa

  • Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Amendment Act 46 of 2013
  • Building Standards Act
  • Child Justice Act 2008-075
  • Children's Act 38 of 2005
  • Co-operatives Act 14 of 2005
  • Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act 32 of 2007
  • Criminal Procedure Act 51 of 1977
  • Domestic Violence Act 116 of 1998
  • Electoral Act 73 of 1998
  • Electronic Communications Act 36 of 2005
  • Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998
  • Labour Relations Act no. 66 of 1995 as amended 1L15.7
  • Mental Health Care Act 17 of 2002
  • National Education Policy Act27of1996
  • National health Act 61 of 2003
  • National Land and Transport Act 5 of 2009
  • National Road Traffic Act 93 of 1996
  • Postal Services Act 124 of 1998
  • Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act
  • Skills develomment Act 97 1998
  • Skills Development Levies Act 9 of 1999
  • Social Assistance Act 13 of 2004
  • South African Citizenship Act 88 of 1995
  • South African Library for the Blind Act 91 of 1998
  • South African Schools Act 8 4of 1996
  • Sterilisation Act 44 of 1998
  • The Preferential Procurement Policy Framework

Tanzania - Legislation

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Tanzania

  • Employment and Labour Relations Act, NO. 6, 2004
  • Judicature and application of laws (practice and procedure in cases involving vulnerable groups)
  • Kanuni za ajira za watoto za mwaka 2012
  • Kanuni za mwenendo wa mahakama ya watoto za mwaka 2014
  • Kanuni za usalama wa watoto za mwaka 2014
  • Law of the Child Act 2009
  • Legal Aid Act 2017
  • National Employment Promotion Service Act 1999
  • Persons with Disabilities Act, 2010
  • The Anti Traffick in Person Act, Act 6 of 2008
  • The Vocational Education and Training Act act re 2006
  • Zanzibar Disability Act, 2006
  • Zanzibar Labour Relations ACT NO.1 2005

The Gambia - Legislation

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Gambia

  • Childrens Act 2005
  • Constitution Amendment Act 2017
  • Constitution Amendment No 2 2017
  • Constitution Amendment No 3 2017
  • The Gambia Constitution 1997
  • Women's Act 2010
  • Women's Act Amendment Act 2015

Uganda - Legislation

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Uganda

  • Mental Health Bill 2015
  • Persons with Disabilities Act 2006
  • Persons With Disabilities Bill 2018
  • The Children Amendment Act 2016
  • The Employment act 2006
  • The Equal Opportunities Commission Act 2007
  • Mental Health Bill 2014
  • The Mental treatment Act 1964
  • The National Council of Disability Act 2003
  • The Parliamentary Elections Act 2001
  • The traffic and road safety act 1998
  • The trial on indictments act

Zambia - Legislation

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Zambia

  •   Constitution of Zambia (Amendment) Act No. 2 of 2016
  •   Criminal Procedure Code Act Chapter 88 of the Laws of Zambia
  •   Education Act 2011
  •   Mental Disorders Act Chapter 305 of the Laws of Zambia
  •   Penal Code Act Chappter 87 of the Laws of Zambia
  •   Prisons Act Chapter 97 of the Laws of Zambia
  •   TEVETA Act No. 13 of 1998
  •   The Education Act No. 23 of 2011
  •   The Mental Health Bill, 2019 NAB 1
  •   The National Health Insurance Act No. 2 of 2018
  •   The Persons with Disabilities Act No. 6 of 2012
  •   Workers Compensation Act Act No. 10 1999

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