With the majority of Operational Programmes for the European Structural and Investment Funds (‘Structural Funds’) adopted, the European Network on Independent Living – European Coalition for Community Living (ENIL-ECCL) consider it important to highlight the significant on-going issues which may … Continue reading
In May 2014, the European Ombudsman Emily O’Reilly opened an own-initiative inquiry into respect for fundamental rights in the EU’s Cohesion Policy. ENIL-ECCL have submitted a response to the inquiry, setting out a number of outstanding concerns in relation to … Continue reading
A new documentary “Europe’s Hidden Shame” broadcast on Al Jazeera on 16 April reveals numerous human rights abuses in Romania’s institutions for disabled people and looks into how EU funding has been used to perpetuate institutionalisation of disabled Romanians. The … Continue reading
On 18 March 2014, the Council of Europe Committee for the Prevention on Torture (CPT) published a report from its mission to Croatia. The mission, carried out in 2012, covered a number of prisons, psychiatric hospitals and social care institutions … Continue reading
The Zilina regional authorities are building institutions rather than developing community-based alternatives. The newly renovated long-stay institution for men in Liptovský Hrádok tragically called ‘EDEN,’ will have capacity for 81 men and have 51 staff. The renovation cost 1.88 million … Continue reading
Washington, DC-January 10, 2014- BBC World News today aired a report publicizing the findings of Disability Rights International’s (DRI) investigation into human rights abuses against children and adults with disabilities in the Republic of Georgia. “Georgia has become one of the … Continue reading
The project seeks to establish the progress the European Union (EU) has made in implementing Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) since its ratification in 2010. It will start by establishing the … Continue reading
ECCL is an active member of the European Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care (EEG). This group, formerly known as the Ad Hoc Expert Group on the Transition from Institutional to Community-based Care, was set up … Continue reading