Waeli calls to activate laws that concern handicapped citizens

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) MP, Shirwan al-Waeli, assured that “The Iraqi Constitution granted the rights for the handicapped citizens but we need to activate the laws that concern them.”

He stated in a press statement after the celebration that he attended on last Friday for establishing the Committee of the Handicapped Citizens in Iraq “The Article 32 of the constitution stressed the responsibility of the State concerning taking care of these citizens and to present the required help for them to be able to assume their roles in the society.”

“We should respect the humanity without dealing with them on the basis of their disability,” he added.

“The parliament ratified a number of international agreements concerning this issue,” he concluded.

The celebration for establishing the Committee of the Handicapped Citizens in Iraq was held at the office of MP, Safiya al-Sihiel, with the attendance of some MPs and a number of activists of the Non-Governmental Organization on last Friday.