
Disability

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Kuwait Reaffirms Commitment To Convention Of Rights Of Persons With Disability16 June 2016The State of Kuwait reiterated its full commitment to the implementation of the provisions of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability. Kuwait also affirmed co...Paha Is Keen On Strictly Applying The Disability Act10 January 2017Public Authority for Handicapped Affairs (PAHA) is keen on strictly applying the Disability Act which is expected to lead to the cancellation of more than 75 files as several perso...Mosa Said 57,000 Files Of People Who Claim Disability Benefits From The State Have Been Referred To The Public Prosecution12 January 2017Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Hind Al-Subaih said 57,000 files of people who claim disability benefits from the State have been referred to the Public Prosecution. Al-Sub...Expats Have To Pay The Price For Economic Disability19 January 2017Surgery Specialist at Mubarak Hospital Dr Fatima Khaja explained that expatriates are human beings who came to Kuwait to offer services that are needed in the country. They have th...Court Of Cassation Cancelled The Verdict Of The Appeals Court23 January 2017The Court of Cassation cancelled the verdict of the Appeals Court and annulled the decision of the Director of Public Authority for Disabled Affairs against issuing and renewi...Court Acquitted A Kuwaiti Couple Of Causing Permanent Disability To A Housemaid19 March 2017The Misdemeanor Court acquitted a Kuwaiti woman and her husband of causing permanent disability to a housemaid, which affected almost 25 percent of her body function. The case file...Court Nullifies Decision Of Paha Panel Over Disability11 May 2017The Administrative Court has nullified decision of the Disability Diagnosis Medical Committee at the Public Authority for Handicapped Affairs, which declared a child as having mino...Court Acquitted A Kuwaiti Citizen And His Wife Of Torturing Their Filipina Maid10 August 2017The Court of Appeals overturned the verdict issued by the Criminal Court which acquitted a Kuwaiti citizen and his wife who were accused of torturing their Filipina maid. The co...Mosal Issued Resolution To Extend The Period For Disbursement Of Social Aid To Kuwaiti Women Married To Non-kuwaitis27 September 2017Minister of Social Affairs and Labor and State Minister for Economic Affairs Hind Al-Sabeeh issued a ministerial resolution to extend the period for disbursement of social aid to K...Court Acquitted Youth Who Accused Of Causing 4 Pc Disability To Eye15 October 2017The Misdemeanor Circuit of the Court of First Instance presided over by Judge Mohammad Zayed acquitted a youth who was accused of causing four percent permanent disability to the e...Egyptian Wins Kd19,000 Compensation24 November 2017The Commercial Court of First Instance ordered a Kuwaiti man and an insurance company to pay KD 19,000 in compensation to an Egyptian for injuries and disabiity he suffered during...Father Gets Custody Of Kids10 January 2018The Family Circuit of the Court of Appeals revoked the verdict issued by the Court of First Instance which granted a Kuwaiti woman in her 50s the custody of her children including...Court Sentenced A Kuwaiti Citizen To 4 Year Imprisonment For Beating His Wife22 March 2018The Court of Appeals upheld the verdict issued by the Court of First Instance which sentenced a Kuwaiti citizen to four-year imprisonment for beating his wife and causing a permane...Female Beggar Cheated Many People By Faking Disability26 June 2018Police have identified the female beggar who is said to have cheated many people by faking disability, reports Al-Rai daily. The daily added, the woman who speaks in a Gulf dialect...Court Nullifies Decision On Disability03 September 2018The Administrative Court has nullified the decision of Higher Council for Disability to convert a major disability to minor. Case files indicated the council issued a decision amen...