09-11-2016 09:00
Workshop on the rights of persons with disabilities
JAN 6Q2
The Committee on Petitions constantly receives petitions alleging violations of the fundamental rights of persons with disabilities. On 9 November 2016, Directorate General for Internal Policies Policy Department C: Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs Legal Affairs organized a Workshop on the rights of persons with disabilities, as illustrated in petitions.
Several studies were presented during the workshop, focusing on the protection role of the Committee on Petitions in the context of the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty, as well as the use of European Structural and Investment Funds for persons with disabilities.
The workshop was followed by discussions of concrete petitions in the field of disabilities, as part of the regular committee agenda.
The workshop was followed by discussions of concrete petitions in the field of disabilities, as part of the regular committee agenda.
- Programme of the workshop (PDF - 429 KB)
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Study on The protection role of the Committee on Petitions in the context of the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - 2016 Update
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Study on the European Structural and Investment Funds and People with Disabilities in the European Union
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Study on The Marrakesh Treaty