120
sound members of the society; these places, known to be
education and steering homes for juveniles, are (5) in number
at the level of the Jamihrya.
Table Showing the Number of Inmates in Institutions
For Juvenile Education and Steering Homes
According to 2007 Statistics
Institution
Total Number of
Inmates
Juvenile Home MalesTripoli
Juvenile Home FemalesTripoli
Juvenile Home MalesBenghazi
Juvenile Home FemalesBenghazi
Juvenile Homes- Sousa
Third: Rights of People with Special Needs
Interest in care devoted to people with special needs was
substantially enhanced and obviously brought to the fore ever
since the inception of the great Fateh Revolution. Aspects of this
nationwide interest can be seen in the quantitative expansion
and development of educational, health, and social services
extended to this category to enable its members to depend on
themselves and accordingly contribute to labor and integrate in
the community.
In the legal and institutional domain, the Jamhirya, in its bid to
secure the rights and needs of this bracket, has proposed to
dedicate an international year for the handicapped
(disadvantaged) under the slogan of "full-fledged equality". This
proposal was adopted by the UN General Assembly and the year
1981 was declared an International Year for the Handicapped.
During that year, Law no (3) for 1981 followed by Law no (5)
for 1987 on the Handicapped were issued, citing a definition of