Hisham Al-Harati, legal advisor for Zaykom Zayna Organization for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, told our source exclusively: “Although government decisions have long affirmed the right of persons with disabilities to access public buildings and services with ease, the issue remains purely one of implementation.”
He added: “In the absence of effective monitoring and follow-up mechanisms to ensure enforcement, more than two decades have passed since the issuance of the “Facilitation of Access to Public Places” regulation, without its provisions being effectively applied—despite the fact that it contained the same principles reiterated in later decisions, even as rights-based concepts and standards have evolved.”
He concluded: “Addressing the challenges that prevent persons with disabilities from enjoying their rights must begin with updating the relevant legislative framework, while establishing institutional mechanisms for monitoring and follow-up, with the authority to refer cases to judicial bodies for accountability.”
