Disability Rights Bill (LK0032)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Sri Lanka Action Plan 2019-2021
Action Plan Cycle: 2019
Status: Active
Institutions
Lead Institution: Ministry in charge of Social Welfare
Support Institution(s): National Housing Development Authority; National Secretariat for Persons with Disabilities; Ministry of Finance; Ministry in charge of Home Affairs Disability Organisations Joint Front (DOJF)
Policy Areas
Legislation & Regulation, Marginalized CommunitiesDescription
Disability Rights bill formulated with public participation in line with UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and enacted by the Parliament by 2020
1st March 2019 – 31st August 2021
Lead implementing agency/actor Ministry in charge of Social Welfare
Commitment description
What is the public problem that the commitment will address? Persons with disabilities do not enjoy equal rights and privileges as other citizens in society. They are deprived of basic entitlements enjoyed by other citizens due to physical and psychological barriers in society. In Sri Lanka, 1.6 M (8.7%) persons are living with disabilities. The existing disability legislation, Act No. 28 of 1996 is limited to access to education, employment and physical accessibility to public places. With the ratification of UNCPRD (UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities) in 2016, the government is accountable to prepare local legislation in line with UNCPRD. The proposed Disability Rights Bill, however, has been formulated with the absence of two separate mechanisms, i.e1) coordination of implementation and 2) independent monitoring as per article 33 of UNCPRD.
What is the commitment? The purpose of this commitment is to prepare a revised bill by the Ministry in charge of Social Welfare based on public consultations and in line with UNCPRD.
How will the commitment contribute to solve the public problem? The accommodation of 2 separate mechanisms in disability legislation as per article 33 of the UNCPRD, i.e coordination of implementation and independent monitoring will lead to improvement of the quality of life of persons with disabilities. Persons with disabilities will be able to access the draft bill in disability-friendly modes of communication. An island wide publicity campaign will be conducted on the provisions of the Disability Rights Act highlighting the entitlement of persons with disabilities.
Why is this commitment relevant to OGP values? This commitment promotes public accountability as it provides for legislation to promote and ensure the rights of persons with disabilities.
Additional information This commitment promotes the provisions of the National Human Rights Action Plan 2017-2021, disability legislation in Sri Lanka; the recommendations and commitments in the Draft Sustainable Sri Lanka: Vision & Strategic Path and the Vision 2025; targets influencing disability rights in crosscutting Sustainable Development Goals.
Milestone Activity with a verifiable deliverable Start Date: End Date:
1. The existing bill is revised based on public consultations in line with UNCPRD by the Ministry in charge. Already started May 2019
2. The draft will be available in alternative modes of communication for persons with disabilities (i.e. Braille, Sign Language etc.) for comments and feedback December 2019 April 2020
3. Approval by the Parliamentary subcommittee and enactment of revised bill by Parliament May 2020 September 2020
4. The Ministry implements island wide publicity campaign on the provisions of the revised Disability Rights Act highlighting the entitlement of persons with disabilities. October 2020 February 2021
Commitments
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Integrity Officers to Decrease Bribery and Corruption
LK0024, 2019, Capacity Building
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Asset Declaration System
LK0025, 2019, Anti-Corruption
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Increase Use of RTI
LK0026, 2019, Access to Information
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Citizen Participation in Health
LK0027, 2019, E-Government
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Campaign Against Youth Drug Use
LK0028, 2019, Education
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Open Data
LK0029, 2019, Access to Information
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Agriculture Support Policy
LK0030, 2019, Capacity Building
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Participation for Persons with Disabilities
LK0031, 2019, Land Rights & Spatial Planning
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Disability Rights Bill
LK0032, 2019, Legislation & Regulation
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Disaster Management Planning
LK0033, 2019, Capacity Building
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National Environmental Policy
LK0034, 2019, Environment and Climate
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CEDAW Implementation
LK0035, 2019, Anti-Corruption
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Local Service Delivery
LK0036, 2019, E-Government
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Feedback on Public Bus
LK0037, 2019, E-Government
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Implementing UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in a Participatory Manner
LK0038, 2019, Legislation & Regulation
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Improving Public Access to Preventive and Curative Strategies to Combat Chronic Kidney Disease
LK0001, 2016, Health
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Transparent Policy to Provide Safe and Affordable Medicines for All
LK0002, 2016, Capacity Building
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National Health Performance
LK0003, 2016, Capacity Building
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Ensuring Transparency and Impartiality in Teacher Recruitment Policy and Process in Sri Lanka
LK0004, 2016, Access to Information
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Enhance the Services of Government Information Center (GIC- 1919) for Inclusive, Transparent, Accountable and Efficient Governance, Using ICT As Enabler
LK0005, 2016, Capacity Building
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Promote the Open Data Concept and Delivering the Benefits to Citizens Through ICT
LK0006, 2016, Access to Information
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National Environmental Act (NEA) Amendments
LK0007, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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Coast Conservation
LK0008, 2016, Capacity Building
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Flora and Fauna Protection
LK0009, 2016, Capacity Building
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Transparent and Accountable Procurement System for Local Authorities in Sri Lanka
LK0010, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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Local Authority Procurement System Implementation
LK0011, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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Annual Work Plan of the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs to Include a Transparent and Accountable Process to Implement Selected Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Concluding Observations.
LK0012, 2016, Gender
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CEDAW Implementation – Accountability
LK0013, 2016, Gender
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CEDAW – Inclusion
LK0014, 2016, Gender
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Strengthening Women Participation in the Political Decision Making Process at the Local Level
LK0015, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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Strengthen the Anti-Corruption Framework to Increase Constructive Public Participation
LK0016, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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Implement UNCAC
LK0017, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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Coordination Among Anti-Corruption Agencies
LK0018, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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Corruption and Money Laundering
LK0019, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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Campaign Finance
LK0020, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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Disseminate Asset Declaration
LK0021, 2016, Anti-Corruption
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The Enactment and Implementation of the RTI Act
LK0022, 2016, Access to Information
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Proactive Disclosure
LK0023, 2016, Access to Information