HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF SRI LANKA, Annual Report 2019 for more information on the monitoring of recommendations) non-implementation of 2.2. Recommendations to the Government During 2019 HRCSL made recommendations to the Government on human rights issues of concern, which the Commission viewed as requiring its intervention. ▪ Recommendation to allocate funds in the annual budget to provide accessibility for disabled persons to public buildings and transport facilities The Commission made a recommendation to the Minister of Finance on 10.01.2019 to allocate funds in the 2019 national budget to provide access to disabled persons to public transport and public and private commercial buildings, in keeping with national laws and Sri Lanka’s international human rights obligations. The Ministry of Finance, accepting this recommendation took the important and impactful step to strengthen the rights of persons with disabilities in Sri Lanka by allocating funds in the Budget-2019 as recommended. ▪ Recommendation on the Bill on Rights of Disabled Persons The Commission presented its recommendations on the Disability Rights Bill to the Minister of Social Empowerment on 29.01.2019. These recommendations were prepared in consultation with the HRCSL Thematic Sub-Committee on Rights of Disabled Persons with a view to ensure the incorporation of rights recognized under the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability (CRPD) (which Sri Lanka had ratified) into national law.. ▪ Guidelines for implementing emergency regulations 31