Jaki Mathaga from Authors Dream Autism Trust Foundation says suspects with intellectual disability need to be assessed for the ability to stand trial as intellectual disability is not the same illness. Jaki explains that most suspects ”are considered criminals even when there is no crime, they are also considered a danger to themselves and others even when there is no history of violence. The bias goes to show the discriminant practice. Abraham Musili filed a constitutional petition challenging the continuous detention of persons with psychosocial disabilities under presidential pleasure (now unconstitutional). Take a quick survey and help us improve our website!

Source: Standard Digital May 21, 2021 21:00 UTC