Swaziland

Population Statistics

1,435,613

Total Population

215,342

Population with a disability

according to World Health Organization’s 15% estimate

Election Dates

24 September 2012

Ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities


Elections Act (2013)

Updated: June 2015

Section 56, subsection 1 states:

A voter who is unable to read or who is unable to vote due to blindness or other physical infirmity, may request a presiding officer to help that voter in voting or to allow a person accompanying that voter to assist the voter in voting.

 

Excerpt from the Elections Act (2013)

Constitution of the Kingdom of Swaziland (2005)

Updated: June 2015

Section 14, subsection 1 states:

The fundamental human rights and freedoms of the individual enshrined in this Chapter are hereby declared and guaranteed, namely:…

  • (f) respected for the rights of the family, women, children, workers and persons with disabilities.

 

Section 14, subsection 3 states:

A person of whatever…disability shall be entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual contained in this Chapter but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest.

 

Section 20, subsection 2 states:

For the avoidance of any doubt, a person shall not be discriminated against on the grounds of…disability.

 

Section 30, subsection 1 states:

Persons with disabilities have a right to respect and human dignity and the Government and society shall take appropriate measures to ensure that those persons realize their full mental and physical potential.

 

Section 30, subsection 2 states:

Parliament shall enact laws for the protection of persons with disabilities so as to enable those persons to enjoy productive and fulfilling lives.

 

Section 85, subsection 2 states:

A  person  is  not  entitled  to  vote  in  terms  of subsection  (1)  if  that  person  is  for  any reason unable to attend in person at the place and time prescribed for polling except as it may otherwise be prescribed.

 

Section 87, subsection 3 states:

Notwithstanding the principle of secrecy, a voter who is handicapped may be assisted in casting the vote.

 

Excerpts from the Constitution of the Kingdom of Swaziland (2005)