The Disability and Human Rights Observatory assesses the impact of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Portugal 2019 marks the 10th anniversary of the homologation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) by Portugal. But ten years on, what was the impact…
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The report 'Persons with Disabilities in Portugal: Human Rights Indicators 2018' has been developed by the Disability and Human Rights Observatory (ODDH) hosted by ISCSP - Universidade de Lisboa and sought to systematize information on the situation of persons with disabilities in Portugal, using existing national and international data sources,…
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A private sector employment rate less than 1% (in companies with 10 or more employees) and the persistence of a greater risk of poverty in households with persons with disabilities are some of the findings revealed by the report “Persons with Disabilities in Portugal – Human Rights Indicators 2017” prepared…
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On 21 October, CBM Global Disability Inclusion along with the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities and the International Disability Alliance are officially launching the very first comprehensive Disability Data advocacy toolkit at a session during the UN virtual World Data Forum.
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On the 15th of August 2019, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN OHCHR) announced the publication of International Principles and Guidelines on access to justice for people with disabilities, a set of good practices that allow ensuring adequate access to justice for people with…
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To inform EU citizens with disabilities of their rights, in May 2019, the European Commission launched the #EUvsDiscrimination campaign. A strand of the campaign focused explicitly on reasonable accommodation for persons with disabilities. This guide presents a group of promising practices introduced by employers from both the public and private…
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