DRAC commends the National Assembly for Gazetting the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018 Disability Rights Advocacy Center (DRAC) joins other stakeholders in commending the National Assembly for passing, transmitting, and gazetting the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act. The Act prohibits all forms of discrimination against...
The Disability Rights Advocacy Center (DRAC) has called on all stakeholders to continue to work together to ensure the implementation of the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018. Irene Patrick-Ogbogu, Executive Director, DRAC, in a press release on May 18, 2019 stated that the work is not yet...
The Honourable Minister of Health, Prof Isaac F. Adewole during the presentation and launch of the policy document DRAC in collaboration with the federal ministry of health developed a National Policy on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of Persons with Disabilities with Emphasis on Women and Girls which was...
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Stakeholders in the fight for the rights of the Nigerian child have called for the adoption and implementation of the Child Rights Act in 10 states yet to domesticate the law. They made the appeal at the end of a two-day stakeholders’ consultative meeting on ‘child protection and safeguarding mechanisms...
Following the signing into law of the Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (Prohibition) Act, 2018 by President Muhammadu Buhari, the Disability Rights Advocacy Center (DRAC) has launched a simplified version of the law. The simplified version was launched on Thursday, March 14 in Abuja by Anthony Ojukwu, the executive secretary...
SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN We are seeking a creative, innovative and exceptional person to fill the following vacant position of Social Media Intern Location: Abuja Job Purpose: Is responsible for assigned social media and communications roles, including supporting and executing the organization’s social media strategy, managing the organization’s prioritized social media...
To highlight the challenges and share the experiences of WGWDs on violence and accessing justice, DRAC through her DRF project went on an advocacy visit to policy makers in Plateau State. The findings from both the Rapid Assessment and Accessibility Audit were presented to policy makers and other duty bearers...