Laws for the Rights of Persons with Intellectual and other Disabilities

The following laws have been put in place to safeguard the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities and other difficulties.

• The 117/89 & 11(I)2018 Law for the Persons with Intellectual Disabilities (gr)

Laws / Regulations for Special Education

• Law 113(I)/ 99 for the Education of Children with Special Needs (gr)
• Amendment law 69(I) 2001 (gr)
• Regulations 185/2001 (gr)
• Regulations 186/2001 (gr)

Laws providing for people with disabilities

• The 127 (I)/ 2000 Law for people with disabilities (gr)
• Amendment Law 57(I)/ 2004 (gr)

Laws upheld by the Ombudsman

• The 42(I)/ 2004 Law Against Racial and Other Types of Discrimination (Ombudsman) (gr)

International Regulations

• Convention on the rights of person with disabilities and ratifying law 8(ΙΙΙ)2011 (en & gr)
• The United Nations Convention on the rights of the people with disabilities Easy to Read (gr)
• The United Nations Convention on the rights of the people with disabilities to Easy Read (en)
• Convention for people with disabilities - UNICEF (gr)
• Convention on the rights of the child - Law 243/1990 (gr)
• Concluding observation on the initial report of Cyprus
• General Comment of the Committee (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)