Initial report submitted by Sierra Leone under article 35 of the Convention, due in 2012 : Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Table of Contents

• Initial report submitted by Sierra Leone under article 35 of the Convention, due in 2012* 1
• List of abbreviations 2
• General Introduction 4
• Background Information on Sierra Leone (Geography & Economy) 5
• Demographics 5
• Economy 6
• Labour force, employment and earnings 6
• Governance 7
• Local Government 7
• Government Finance 8
• Preparation of the Sierra Leone UNCRPD Report 8
• Lay out of the Report 8
• Challenges of CRPD implementation 9
• Articles 1–4 9
• Purpose 9
• Definition of disabilities in Sierra Leone 9
• Disability Demographics in Sierra Leone 9
• Communication and Language 10
• Discrimination on the basis of Disability 11
• Reasonable Accommodation and Universal Designs 12
• The Constitution of Sierra Leone, 1991 13
• Institutional framework; impact on persons with disabilities 15
• Non-State Actors 17
• Article 3–4 17
• General Principles and Obligations 17
• Government’s plan for full realization of Articles 1–4 18
• Article 5 18
• Equality and Non-Discrimination 18
• Article 6 20
• Women with disabilities 20
• Disability prevalence among females 22
• Distribution of females 15 years or older by disability and employment status 22
• Article7 22
• Children with disabilities 22
• Figure 1 25
• Figure 1 25
• Figure 2 26
• Article 8 26
• Awareness raising 26
• Article 9 27
• Accessibility 27
• Article 10 29
• Right to life 29
• Article 11 29
• Situation of risk and humanitarian emergency 29
• Article 12 30
• Equal recognition before the law 30
• Article 13 32
• Access to justice 32
• Article 14 32
• Liberty and security of the person 32
• Article 15 33
• Freedom from torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment 33
• Article 16 33
• Freedom from exploitation, violence and abuse 33
• Article 17 35
• Protecting the integrity of the person 35
• Article 18 35
• Liberty of movement and nationality 35
• Article 19 36
• Living independently and being included in the community 36
• Article 20 37
• Personal mobility 37
• Article 21 38
• Freedom of expression and opinion, and access to information 38
• Article 22 39
• Respect for privacy 39
• Article 23 40
• Respect for home and family 40
• Article 24 40
• Education 40
• Article 25 43
• Health 43
• Article 26 44
• Habilitation and rehabilitation 44
• Article 27 45
• Work and employment 45
• Article 28 47
• Adequate standard of living and social protection 47
• Article 29 48
• Participation in political and public life 48
• Article 30 50
• Participation in cultural life, recreation and sports 50
• Article 31 53
• Statistics and data collection 53
• Table 1.1 53
• Table 1.2 54
• Table 1.3 54
• Article 32 55
• International cooperation 55
• Article 33 56
• National implementation and monitoring 56