Protection and enforcement of disability rights in Nigeria: Opportunities and challenges

Protection and enforcement of disability rights in Nigeria: Opportunities and challenges

Abstract: There has been a rise in the constant violation of the rights of those living with disabilities all over the world, due to the fact the people place their disability over their person and personality. They struggle to be treated like other people in their environment, community, schools, workplace as they are stigmatized and discriminated against because of their disability. With respect to structured legal set up for the protection and enforcement of the rights of people living with disability internationally and locally, there exists plethora of legislations that have provided the needed framework. This paper examined the concept of disability, rights, disability rights, the legal and structural set up for the protection of disability rights in Nigeria and internationally. Also, the challenges with respect to enforcement and opportunities for protection of disability rights are also discussed. The authors commend the Discrimination against Persons with Disability (Prohibition) Act of 2018, which brought to the fore, robust provisions for the protection and enforcement of disability rights in Nigeria. More so, the establishment of the National Commission for persons with Disabilities is phenomenal, as it is believed that the challenges of protection and enforcement of disability rights is now a thing of the past. The authors made some recommendations and advocates for greater inclusion of people with disability in governance and for more effective dissemination of information on disability rights, so that people can be aware of our extant legislations and its provisions.

KIULJ Volume. 6, Issue 1 (2024)

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Protection and enforcement of disability rights in Nigeria: Opportunities and challenges