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Ministry of Justice of Georgia Approves 2023 Action Plan for the Protection of Rights of Persons with Disabilities
The 2023 action plan consists of 4 goals, 7 tasks and 39 activities. It is an action plan for fulfilling the obligations imposed by the Law of Georgia on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The purpose of the action plan is to ensure the further harmonization of Georgian legislation with the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and to increase the accessibility of the infrastructure, and services of the Ministry, as well as agencies in its system, for persons with disabilities.
The third action plan in a row was approved by the order of the Minister of Justice of Georgia on April 28. The Analytical Department of the Ministry developed the document. Representatives of public law legal entities and state sub-departmental institutions operating in the sphere of governance of the Ministry participated in the process. The working version of the document was submitted for opinions to the Advisory Council of the Ministry of Justice of Georgia working on the issues of disabled persons, which includes representative organizations of disabled persons, non-governmental organizations and representatives of the disabled community. Most of the received recommendations were reflected in the action plan.