A study from 2008 commissioned by Woman’s Aid concluded that woman with disabilities are at a higher risk to be exposed to domestic violence compared to their able-bodied peers.
Eurochild has discovered that there are 16,000 fewer children in institutions today compared to 2013. This data, based the most recent statistics from 11 European countries, was highlighted as part of the Opening Doors for Europe’s Children campaign, led by Eurochild and Hope and Homes for Children.
Currently, the United Nations is reviewing Ireland’s conformity to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. When it comes to the whole range of human rights, Ireland, such as most other countries, is bound by the Covenant.
In spite of the ongoing fighting in South Sudan, Toyin Janet Aderemi, program manager for Light For The World, continues to provide support to people with disabilities in the region. “Each and every refugee is very valuable”, she says, “but refugees with a disability have an extra hard time, therefore they need our extra support.”
During the opening ceremony of the 6th edition of the ‘In der Begegnung’- conference in May 2015, organized for people with special needs, European Commissioner for Social Affairs Marianne Thyssen held a speech on how the European Union will further safeguard the rights of European citizens with disabilities during the next few years.
Should the world forget the tragic fate of the children, women and men with disabilities who were killed by the Nazi regime or condemned to die by the Vichy regime? 94,000 people responded "no." France has decided to act.
