CRC/C/ARM/CO/3-4
(b)
Establish clear criteria and procedures for selection of adoptive parents
based not only on the material conditions, but also on other conditions that enable the
child to grow up in a healthy and sound environment with responsible parents and
provide training and support services for adoptive parents before and following the
adoption;
(c)
Establish a system of monitoring each step of the adoption process by an
independent body.
E.
Disability, basic health and welfare (arts. 6, 18 (para. 3), 23, 24, 26, 27
(paras. 1-3) of the Convention)
Children with disabilities
35.
The Committee welcomes the adoption of the Law “On education of persons with
special needs” in 2005 and amendments to the Law “On general education” in 2012, both
of which provide for the inclusive education for children with special needs. However, the
Committee is concerned that:
(a)
The number and proportion of children with disabilities in children’s homes
are increasing due to lack of family support and alternative family and community based
care options;
(b)
Children with disabilities in regions (marzes) do not have access to adequate
care and services, especially early detection and rehabilitation services;
(c)
Children with disabilities remain in the care institutions even after they
graduate as no other solution is provided to them and children with mental disabilities are
often placed in mental health hospitals;
(d)
Despite the increasing trend in inclusive education, a large number of
children with disabilities who live in care institutions and rural areas, do not receive formal
education;
(e)
Services that are free of charge are of low quality which forces the parents of
children with disabilities to pay additional fees to get, for example, quality prosthesis items
or orthopaedic shoes.
36.
In light of its general comment No. 9 (2006) on the rights of children with
disabilities, the Committee urges the State party to ensure conformity of its legislation,
policies and practices with, inter alia, articles 23 and 27 of the Convention with the
aim of effectively addressing the needs of children with disabilities in a nondiscriminatory manner. Furthermore, the Committee recommends that the State
party:
(a)
Take measures for the deinstitutionalization of children with disabilities
and provide them with alternative family and community-based care options;
(b)
Allocate adequate human, technical and financial resources for ensuring
the availability of early detection and rehabilitation services for children with
disabilities, especially for children in the regions (marzes);
(c)
Ensure that children with disabilities receive adequate support even
after graduating from the care institutions, and ensure that children with mental
disabilities are not placed in mental health institutions but are rather provided with
adequate support and a place in the community;
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