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number of Associations rose from 14 in 1987 to 59 in 2005. These
Associations guarantee the allowances for specialized education, for
professional training and re-habilitation for the benefit of more than 12,656
disabled pupils distributed in the 235 specialized Centres. Besides, these
Associations guarantee the provision of care at the home level for the
benefit of 345 persons with a heavy handicap;
Opening of a special account for the promotion of disabled persons
sustained by the revenue from taxes on monopolistic products and on
postal packages. The fund, financed through this account serves as an
allocation for needy disabled persons incapable of working. It also
contributes to the creation of revenue sources for physically disabled
persons, to the distribution of equipment and finances the specialized
education and training programmes;
Exemption of the Associations in charge of the physically disabled persons
from certain fiscal charges;
Exemption of vehicles designed for the use of physically handicapped
persons, from certain import taxes;
Creation of a Supreme Council for the protection of physically disabled
persons under the terms of the Decree n° 2004-114 of 14th January 2004;
Preparation of a programme for the strengthening of the employability of
disabled persons through training within the framework of the National
Employment Fund (21-21). This fund has, since 2002, affected 3,719
beneficiaries with a budgetary amount of 3,856,710 D;
Compulsion of the Companies employing more than 100 individuals to
reserve 1% of the jobs for physically disabled persons;
Preparation and launching of a programme for the integration of disabled
persons in the ordinary educational institutions, known as « national
educational integration strategy for physically disabled children ». Initiated
in 2003-2004 in 126 schools, this programme has today been extended to
more than double this figure of schools;
Strengthening of the revenue generating programmes for the benefit of
physically disabled persons. Thus, 13,066 projects had been realised
during the period 1987-2005 for a global amount of 18,364 MD.
ARTICLE 19
Equality of Peoples
486. Article 19 of the Charter stipulates that « all peoples shall be equal », that
«they shall enjoy the same respect and shall have the same rights » and that
« nothing shall justify the domination of a people by another ».
487. Tunisian displays its African identity, reaffirmed in the historical Declaration
of the 7th November 1987. Tunisia has, since its independence in 1956,
developed relations of solidarity and programmes of cooperation with the African
countries and has participated in the liberation of the countries which were still
under colonial yoke and and apartheid.
488. Tunisia has not ceased giving its active and multifaceted support to the
activities of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) of which it is one of the
founder members, which has constituted an ideal space for joint African action,
consultation, dialogue and cooperation.
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