36 | Report on the Situation of Human Rights in the Dominican Republic
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With You (Quisqueya Aprende Contigo)", in which 873, 263 people have registered
as of July 2015, of which 40.625 are Haitians41; as well as the national policy for
extended school day 42.
The Commission recognizes the importance of various legislative, public policies and
programs adopted by the State in different areas to ensure the rights of people with
disabilities, in particular: a) the provisions included in the Constitution on the rights
of persons with disabilities; b) Law No. 05-13, Organic Law on Equal Rights of
Persons with Disabilities; c) the National Accessibility Plan; and d) the Inclusive
Development Program with a Community Base: Coming out of the Hideout 43.
The IACHR recognizes that the policies and legislative, administrative, and
budgetary measures adopted by the Dominican State in the above areas also benefit
Dominicans of Haitian descent. However, the Commission cannot but express its
concern that those affected by the judgment TC/0168/13 of Constitutional Court, as
well as by the administrative measures of the Central Electoral Board aimed at
depriving them of their nationality, cannot access,in equal conditions, to the
programs and policies implemented by the government in the areas indicated above.
Structure and methodology
This report is divided into an executive summary and six chapters. The first chapter
is an introduction to the report and explains its scope and purpose; the InterAmerican Commission’s visit to the Dominican Republic; the structure and
methodology of the report; the way in which the present report was prepared and
approved; and a summary of the Dominican Republic’s observations on this report.
The second chapter provides general considerations on the historical background
leading up to Constitutional Court judgment TC/0168/13 and the situation that
followed in its wake; the constitutional and legal norms that apply to the subject of
acquisition of nationality; the chief concerns and principal standards related to
judgment TC/0168/13 and the right to Dominican nationality of persons of Haitian
descent; and finally the IACHR’s conclusions and recommendations.
The third chapter looks at the situations created by the situation caused by
discrimination against Dominicans of Haitian descent in the Dominican Republic.
This chapter examines the constitutional and legal provisions that apply in the case
of discrimination against Dominicans of Haitian descent; the chief concerns raised
by the various forms of discrimination against persons of Haitian descent that can be
National Literacy Plan "Quisqueya Learns With You" Weekly Bulletin no. 126; Presidency of the Dominican
Republic, July 22, 2015. Lenesse Louis se alfabetizó (Lenesse Louis is literate).
Ministry of Education of the Dominican Republic, 19 December 2014. Extended School Day is taken on as State
policy.
UN, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Concluding observations on the initial report of the
Dominican Republic, CRPD/C/DOM/CO/1M, April 17, 2015, para. 3.
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