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"State Parties shall take all appropriate policy, legislative and other measures to ensure this right (to participate in political and public life), on the basis of equality, including through: (…) e) Repealing or amending laws that on the basis of disability restrict the right of persons with disabilities to vote, stand for or remain in public office. "

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AU: Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa, art. 21.2.e

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Protocol to the African Charter on Human and People's Rights on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Africa

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Every citizen has the right to vote.
Every citizen has the right to be elected.
Distinctions made on the basis of disabilities are to be considered discrimination.
Laws and regulations that withdraw suffrage rights based on disability should be amended or repealed.