Protecting the human rights of persons with disabilities: Islamic perspective and Malaysian legal framework
Persons with disabilities are often discriminated against and marginalised from the mainstream development programmes in almost all societies. Being a disadvantaged group, they suffer from social exclusion, denied the basic rights and freedoms enjoyed by everyone else and being deprived of the o...
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Bangladesh Institute of Islamic Thought (BIIT)
2018
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/67185/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/67185/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/67185/1/Husna.pdf |
| Summary: | Persons with disabilities are often discriminated against and
marginalised from the mainstream development programmes in almost all
societies. Being a disadvantaged group, they suffer from social exclusion,
denied the basic rights and freedoms enjoyed by everyone else and being
deprived of the opportunities to reach their potential. They have a long
experience of being perceived as the recipients of welfare and charity rather
than rights and respects. In Malaysia, persons with disabilities have been
identified as one of the target groups in the National Welfare Policy 1990. The
policy aims to uplift the potential and to provide equal opportunities to the
disabled persons. Within the span of over thirty years after the endorsement of
this policy, the governmental and non-governmental organisations continue to
provide various programmes and services to cater for the special needs and
interests of the disabled persons. In respect of legal protection provided to the
disabled, the enforcement of the Persons with Disabilities Act 2008 seemed by
many as particularly timely. This paper discusses the paradigm shift in the
model of disability. It provides the statistics of persons with disabilities in
Malaysia, highlights the existing policies, programmes and services available to
this disadvantaged people and examines the relevant legislation that afford
protection to the persons with disabilities in Malaysia. |
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