The workshop took place on 3 December 2025 and focused on the following topics: Independent living of persons with disabilities in the European Union, in relation to Art. 19 UNCRPD. The prevalence of institutional care and underfunded community-based services. The misuse of EU funding for the financing of institutions by Read more…
Further reading: FRA’s new report on Places of care = places of safety? Violence against persons with disabilities in institutions.
Publication: November 2025 Download: English At a glance note: English Author: Jan ŠIŠKA, Charles University; Julie BEADLE-BROWN, Beadle-Brown Consulting Ltd. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Background The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD), ratified by the European Union in 2010, marked a shift towards a rights-based approach Read more…
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