The editors of the African Disability Rights Yearbook (ADRY) are pleased to announce the publication of the twelfth volume of the ADRY.
Section A of this volume features six articles by: Dae-Wook Kim on the role of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in ensuring disability-inclusive responses to climate change in Africa; Tracey Kanhanga on impact of climate change on the rights to health and life of persons with albinism; Fidelicy Nyamukondiwa & Delis Mazambani on the mandate of Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission in promoting and protecting the rights of persons with disabilities; Florence Ndagire on a critical analysis of access to maternal, sexual and reproductive health services for women with disabilities in Uganda; Dumisani J Ngoma & Josephine Mwenda on the colonial legacy of disability and analysing historical perspectives and disability legislation in Zambia; and Anwuli Irene Ofuani-Sokolo & Ogochukwu Monye on engendering financial inclusion for persons with disabilities in Nigeria.
Section B contains three country reports by: Marianne Severin on Federal Republic of Equatorial Guinea; Esther Akua Gyamfi on Ghana and Ngozi Chuma Umeh on Sierra Leone.
Section C on regional developments contains two commentaries by: Paul Ochieng Juma on Ratification of the Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa; and Anneke Meerkotter on petty policing practices and the enforcement of minor offences against persons with psychosocial disabilities in three East African countries.
The twelfth volume of the ADRY ends with a book review of The spaces of mental capacity law: Moving beyond binaries (2022) by B Clough (ed). The book is reviewed by Piers Gooding.
The financial assistance of Wellspring Philanthropic Fund is gratefully acknowledged.
Editors
Charles Ngwena (convening editor)
Heléne Combrinck
Serges Djoyou Kamga
Willene Holness
Nkatha Murungi
