e-Include newsletter | | February 2013 |
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Dear friends of Inclusion Europe, The European Year of Citizens is now well on track and Inclusion Europe had the opportunity to take part in a series of conferences, forums and open space events on the matter discussing civic rights and participation in the European Union. The 2013 European Year is a unique occasion to step up on the pressure on European governments to advance the much-awaited reforms of legal capacity legislations that are necessary to ensure equal civil rights for all European citizens. Common effort should be undertaken at national level to develop legislation that abolishes existing guardianship regimes, replacing them by supported-decision making systems which respect person’s autonomy, preferences and wishes. Best wishes, Information Team Inclusion Europe |
OHCHR study on employment and disability |
The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights has recently published a thematic study on work and employment of persons with disabilities. The study analyses relevant provisions of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), highlights good practices in promoting employment opportunities for persons with disabilities, and identifies the main challenges that States parties encounter in ensuring that persons with disabilities enjoy access to, retention of and advancement in employment on an equal basis with others.
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European Court of Human Rights tells Russia to allow people under guardianship to marry |
The European Court of Human Rights (EctHR) found in recent judgement Lashin vs. Russia that prohibiting a person under guardianship from marrying constituted an infringement to his basic human rights as described in the European Convention on the matter (ECHR). Continue reading
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Social commitments of the Irish Presidency |
On 1 January, Ireland assumed the rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union. The social points of the Irish Presidency work programme were presented to the members of the European Parliament’s Employment and Social Affairs Committee on 23 January.
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VACANCY: Policy Communications Trainee |
Inclusion Europe is offering graduates with qualifications in Human Rights, Journalism or European affairs six-month work experience in Brussels. Continue reading
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