UN Human Rights Officer Frowns on the Lack of Information Data on Persons with DisabilitiesMonrovia – Laura Bernal, a human rights officer at the United Nations High Commission on Human Rights (OHCHR) says despite Liberia ratifying the UN Convention to protect the rights of people living with disability, the lack of information data is a serious challenge in implementing said Convention. Liberia on July 2012 ratifies the UN convention to protect persons living with disabilities. Since then, OHCHR Human Rights Officer said there have not been much information data from the Liberian government pertaining to persons with disabilities. The report, according to the UN Human Rights Officer, will help the UN Human Rights Office to know the impact of the laws and policies the Liberian Government has put into place. “One of the major challenges that we are facing at this moment is the complete lack of data on persons living with disabilities,” Bernal said.

Source: Front Page Africa May 09, 2019 03:00 UTC