On Thursday 03 December 2020 IDD celebrations is held in Somalia for the disabled people in the country rights and role of the day. The event is held in Mogadishu at Universal Gust house organized by the Somali Disability Cluster, Implemented IEDP centre. The participants of the event were all type of the disabled people the physical challenged, hearing and sight impairment
The event was of the hundreds events organised in the world like this day every and tens event held in Somalia. The organizer mobilized the DPOs and PWD to take their role in the celebration to be strong that can send loud voice to the decision makers FMS and government of the Somalia and other stakeholder the civil society and international community to see the problems of the disabled people in Somalia.
The main theme of the day was the role of the disabled people scholars and profession in the decision making process public and private work in the country. The rights of the educated disabled people who raised question if they are not human or citizens equal to the non-disabled people.
Mr. Sahan Saho from the UDHAN organization ( Somali visual impaired youth organization) told to the participates there hundreds blind people graduated from the universities in the country who are active professional potential to participate the social and national development, who are discriminated only for the disability by the decision maker of the local business, NGOs, Donors and government institutions. We are kindly requesting to be given equal rights to the citizens .
Mr. Abdikafi Deaf young scholar who is Teacher the deaf people school, send message to the government to take care of the hundreds thousands deaf people in Somalia. We are young scholars who can play role our nations . we deaf people send message to the Somali ministry of women and human rights to participate the deaf people top five leaders of the national disability agency which is process of selection. We are very sorry that deaf people has not been given consultation for the selection process.
Mr. Badel Hirsi from the traditional leaders in Somalia said we very sorry who the disabled people are treated in the society, we are also shocked who the government mishandled the selection of the national disability agency leaders. We say to the president Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo if he want return back again give support and protection the disability people nearly 3 million people.
Mrs. Halawi Shikh Dahi from SAFDI Somalia Association female Disabled ( ururka Haweynka Naafada) request the [protection of the female disability who are more vulnerable in the disability society. We also request the women leaders in the civil society and government to give hand the disability females
Mr. Abdullahi Hassan Hussein the chairperson of the Somali disability cluster told the people they should stand protection their rights and insure the full participation of the national disability agency selection process as in the establishment law articles give priority. Without disabled people consultation nothing can be legalized. We call our complaint to the top leader of the government several time and we still send to them hear and see for reaction the corruption against the disability people rights in Somalia.
The press stamen
The disabled people issued press release to the public from the IDD international Day the Disabled People 3 December 2020 celebration event held in Mogadishu participated more than 60 persons most of the scholars from the university both first and second degree levels graduate.
1. The disabled people request the people should insure the rights and role of the disabled people for the social service both public and private which are tailored for the non-disabled people
2. The disabled people request the Somali civil society should insure the role of the PWDs persons with disabilities and DPOs the disabled people organization in the structure, role and responsibility
3. The disabled people request from the international community to insure the implementation and monitoring the CRPD the convention rights people’s disability which Somalia signed and ratified 2019 as member state
4. The disabled people request from the Somali federal member state governments and the federal government to insure the political participation of the disable people in the country and the national communities and commissions established
5. The disabled people request from Somalia federal government and federal parliament should insure the establishment national disability with consultation of the disabled people leaders and activist who has worked the issue decades that pave-way the rights on the table now.