One of the main demands of the movement of people with disabilities will be raised during the Pancyprian rights claim event that will take place outside the Presidential Palace on Friday, December 2, is the design and implementation of an adequately funded deinstitutionalisation strategy for the purposes of ensuring the equal right of citizens to live in the community with choices equal to others, and taking effective and appropriate measures to facilitate their full integration and participation in the community, the Cyprus Confederation of Disabled People's Organisations (CYSOA) said in a press release.
"Executive, legislative and judicial authorities must ensure that an end is put to the perpetual crime against people who are involuntarily institutionalised," it adds. It states that all preventive and other possible measures must be taken to effectively supervise and monitor the living conditions of persons with disabilities residing in institutional settings, such as psychiatric facilities, homes for the elderly, homes in the community or other places, investigate and accurately determine the causes and circumstances of death of persons with disabilities, including suicide.
He goes on to note that it is estimated that more than 13,000 citizens of all ages are still living CNA
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