Summary report: Violence against children with disabilities: legislation, policies and programmes in the EU December 2015 This summary report presents the main research findings identified in the FRA report on Violence against children with disabilities: legislation, policies and programmes in the EU. The report gives a short summary of the key findings and outlines 10 key areas where policymakers and relevant stakeholders should concentrate their efforts to fight violence against children with disabilities, and to effectively protect them from abuse and exclusion across the EU. bg - cs - da - de - en - fr - hr - it - lt - nl - pl - pt - sl - sv (et - el - es - lv - hu - ro - sk - fi) Implementing the UN CRPD: An overview of legal reforms in EU Member States May 2015 The Focus paper outlines how Member States across the EU have reformed their laws and policies to meet their obligations under the CRPD. By bringing together examples of such reforms, it also highlights how the adoption of international commitments can drive wide-ranging processes of change at the national level. en Equal protection for all victims of hate crime - The case of people with disabilities March 2015 The paper discusses the difficulties faced by people with disabilities who become victims of hate crime, and the different legal frameworks in place to protect such victims in the EU’s Member States. It ends by listing a number of suggestions for improving the situation at both the legislative and policy levels. en The right to political participation for persons with disabilities: human rights indicators May 2014 The opportunity to be involved in political life, whether by standing for elected office, joining a political party, or following political news stories in the media, is at the heart of what it means to live in a democratic society. The report analyses data on the situation of political participation of persons with disabilities collected from across the 28 EU Member States by the FRA and the European Academic Network of European Disability Experts (ANED). en
Data visualisation of the 28 human rights indicators is also available online. Summary report: The right to political participation of persons with disabilities May 2014 The human rights indicators presented in the report show that legal and administrative barriers, inaccessible processes and information, and a lack of awareness about political rights can deny persons with disabilities the opportunity to participate in the political lives of their communities. bg - cs - da - de - en - et - el - es - fr - hr- it - lv - lt - hu - nl - pl - pt - ro - sk - sl - fi - sv Infographics on voting rights of people with disabilities September 2014 FRA has developed a family of five infographics to help raise awareness of the voting rights of people with disabilities. Each infographic targets a different audience and draws on FRA research into the right to political participation of people with disabilities. bg - cs - da - de – en - et - el - es - fr - hr- it - lv - lt - hu - nl - pl - pt - ro - sk - sl - fi - sv Legal capacity of persons with intellectual disabilities and persons with mental health problems July 2013 Equal recognition of persons before the law is a long-established human rights principle. Nevertheless, legal frameworks in many European Union (EU) Member States allow for the legal capacity of persons with intellectual disabilities and persons with mental health problems to be restricted or removed under certain conditions. This report analyses the current legal standards on legal capacity across the EU, set against the backdrop of the experiences of interviewees who have had their legal capacity removed or restricted. The FRA report reveals the gap between the promise of the CRPD and the reality those with disabilities face in the EU every day, and, by so doing, hopes to contribute to closing en - de - fr
EASY READ How people are treated differently in healthcare March 2013 This summary in east read format provides information about FRA’s work on how people might be treated differently in healthcare and on multiple discrimination in healthcare. en EASY READ Choice and control: the right to live independently - Experiences of people with intellectual disabilities June 2012 This summary in easy read format provides information about FRA’s work on the right to live independently. en EASY READ The rights of people with mental health problems and intellectual disabilities to take part in politics November 2010 This summary in easy read format provides information about FRA’s work on the right to vote of persons with intellectual disabilities. en