On Wednesday the 3rd of February 2021, the European Committee of Social Rights made public its decision concerning the collective complaint of the International Federation of Human Rights Leagues (FIDH) and Inclusion Europe v. Belgium
In the context of the Life After Violence project, Inclusion Europe did a study on how women with intellectual disabilities cope with the violence they experienced in institutions after they have left them. Based on the methodology, Inclusion Europe developed several videos about how to talk about violence.
Steg för Steg is Finland's only Swedish-speaking association for and with people with intellectual disabilities. Steg för Steg is one of the FDUV's member associations and works to ensure that people with intellectual disabilities are heard and seen in society.
With the majority of people with intellectual disabilities being unemployed, it is important to raise awareness on the importance of offering jobs to them and changing their lives for the better.
The report, Employment and Covid-19 report, is written by Inclusion Europe and Plena inclusión under the My Talents For Diversity project. The report covers the state of employment of people with intellectual disabilities, before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.
Getting people out of institutions is a human rights obligation. The EU has done a lot in the 10 past years to achieve this, but there is still a long way to go.
On Human Rights Day, Inclusion Europe joins organisations in Europe calling on governments and the EU to end segregation and discrimination of people with disabilities.