COCEMFE welcomes the presence of disability in the jury.
-Congress passed last Tuesday unanimously amended the organic law of the Court of the jury
-Allow persons with disabilities participate in the popular jury
-COCEMFE ensures that little by little is achieving this type of senseless vetoes disappear
Madrid, March of 2011- the Spanish Confederation of people with physical disability and organic (COCEMFE) applauds publicly following approval yesterday in the plenary of the Congress of Deputies unanimously supported of all the political groups amendment of the organic law of the Court’s jury to enable persons with disabilities participate in the popular jury.
The President of the entity, Mario GarcÃa, has congratulated all parties by supporting legal reform long-demanded by the associative movement so that persons with disabilities can be part of a people’s Court on equal footing with the rest of the citizens ”.
So far the legislation established as essential to not have a disability to perform the function of jury, something to the President of COCEMFE was a violation in any rule of the rights of persons with disabilities. Little by little is achieving that this type of senseless vetoes disappear not only legal and political, but in general to all areas of life, so power standardization and the involvement of this sector in society, which in turn enriches it greatly ”, says GarcÃa.
The adopted amendment guarantees non-discrimination and equal opportunities of this group, and also Spanish legislation still adapting to the United Nations Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities.
As soon as it enters into force this legislative change, the ability of the jury shall be assessed in an objective way, and should be integrated by a person with disabilities, it may exercise their right to participation in the administration of Justice, with measures of accessibility and support to ensure equality of opportunity and must provide the public authorities.
About COCEMFE
The Spanish Confederation of people with physical disability and organic (COCEMFE) is a non-governmental non-profit that was founded in 1980. Its aim is to unite, strengthen and form coordinate efforts and activities of entities that work in favour of persons with disabilities physical and organic to defend their rights and improve their quality of life. The entity brings together more than 1,360 organizations divided into regional confederations, national entities and provincial federations which in turn, grouped to different local associations.
