from 2 to 5 years and a fine of one to ten million Ariary.
238. The PMPM identified a single case of child pornography in 2011. A French 60 year
old had abused a girl of 13 years in Toamasina, this act was filmed and released. An
investigation was opened, three individuals were placed in custody, and the main
perpetrator was arrested in France in June 2013.
7. Basic health and welfare
a. Survival and development of the child (Article 5.2)
239.Regarding the development of the child, Madagascar has made efforts for the
provision of basic social services in terms of health and education as rwell as the
establishment of the National Child Protection Committee (CNPE). Detailed
information on these points is discussed in the sections dealing with health,
education and child protection against abuse in paragraphs 239 and 333 of this
report.
b. Disabled children (Article 13)
Normative framework
240.On 25 September 2007, Madagascar signed the International Convention on the
rights of persons with disabilities of 2006. This Convention, which was translated into
Malagasy with the support of Handicap International and the commitment of the
Platform of the Federations Disabled Persons of Madagascar, was popularized
among decision makers for a better understanding of the need to improve the
conditions of children living with disabilities.
241.Act No. 97-044 of 2 February 1998 on Disability, completed in February 2001 by
Decree No. 2001-162 and six ministerial orders in 2005, provides for measures in
favour of disabled children, including in the area of education.
242.According to the definition of the aforementioned Act, the term "disabled person"
refers to "any person who has a congenital or acquired deficiency in his physical,
mental, sensory capacities, and that prevents him/her personally to provide all or part
the of necessities of a normal individual or social life.
243.In the context of the African Decade of Disabled Persons (1999-2009), Madagascar
chose the period 2003-2013. In this regard, an action plan was adopted by a
multisectoral committee under the Ministry in charge of the population in 2007. The
aim is to strengthen social mobilization for disabled persons.
244.The associations working to promote the rights of persons with disabilities have
gained momentum in recent years. Currently, one hundred associations of disabled
people are divided in seven collective and / or federations such as the former
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