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ENIL and Validity reaction to the Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on the European Union - Validity Foundation - Mental Disability Advocacy Centre ShareTweetThe European Network on Independent Living – ENIL and the Validity Foundation welcome the adoption of the concluding observations on the combined second and third periodic reports of the Eur...

ENIL and Validity welcome the UN CRPD Committee’s recommendations, which reflect the concerns raised in our shadow reports and represent an important step toward strengthening the rights of persons with disabilities across the EU. Read more: validity.ngo/2025/04/07/e...

At the #GlobalDisabilitySummit Independent Living activists from around Europe protest the insufficient political will to change the system. No money into segregation!

Is the disability community inclusive of people with hidden impairments, including autistic people? Today at #GlobalDisabilitySummit it becomes clear that more needs to be done. Our autistic Policy Coordinator Florian is sure that the IL Movement is paving the way.

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On our way to the Civil Society Forum taking place before #GDS2025 starts tomorrow. Our advocacy priorities: 1. Get independent living & #deinstitutionalization on the agenda, 2. Legal capacity for all, 3. Leadership of persons with #psychosocial & #intellectual disabilities.

Infographic announcement with megaphones. Text reads: "Role of regional and global coalitions in ensuring that the process of ending institutionalization of persons with disabilities and ensuring the right to independent living is led by survivors and their experiences. GDS Fireside chat organized by the GCDI. Thursday 3 April 2025, 14:30-15:00 (Berlin). Fireside Chat Area 3."

Let's get #deinstitutionalization and the leadership of #survivors onto the agenda of the #GlobalDisabilitySummit 💪🏽 #GDS2025

Thanks, @desibility.bsky.social, for sharing the news of the recent judgment our client achieved at the #ECtHR against #Moldova for modern slavery. Plenty of other important news and articles in the Disability Debrief!

I couldn't be more proud of the @validityfoundation.bsky.social team & our Moldovan partners. This crucial judgment is the first ever addressing servitude of persons w disabilities in context of #DI under Article 4 #ECHR. Inclusion means support in the community, not treating people as possessions.

Ending violence, ensuring inclusion: strengthening protections against gender-and disability-based violence - Validity Foundation - Mental Disability Advocacy Centre ShareTweetAs the DIS-CONNECTED project comes to a close, we are releasing our reports and tools developed throughout the initiative. The project explored violence against women and children with disab...

On #IWD, I want to share with you a report I wrote for @validityfoundation.bsky.social on their DIS-CONNECTED project examining violence against women with disabilities, access to justice and support services in the EU. Amazing project by Validity and partners! validity.ngo/2025/02/27/e...

Save the Date: Join Us on 15 April for the LINK Project Closing Event – Innovating Child-Friendly Justice: A Global Dialogue - Validity Foundation - Mental Disability Advocacy Centre ShareTweetThe Validity Foundation, in collaboration with APAV and FENACERCI, is excited to invite you to the LINK International Symposium, an hybrid one-day event dedicated to advancing child-friendly...

Register now for this hybrid event taking place on 15 April by @validityfoundation.bsky.social, APAV & FENACERCI bringing together international experts, NGOs, DPOs, and EU authorities to discuss how to achieve child-friendly justice for children with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities.

Save the Date: Join Us on 15 April for the LINK Project Closing Event – Innovating Child-Friendly Justice: A Global Dialogue - Validity Foundation - Mental Disability Advocacy Centre ShareTweetThe Validity Foundation, in collaboration with APAV and FENACERCI, is excited to invite you to the LINK International Symposium, an hybrid one-day event dedicated to advancing child-friendly...

Register now for this hybrid event taking place on 15 April by @validityfoundation.bsky.social, APAV & FENACERCI bringing together international experts, NGOs, DPOs, and EU authorities to discuss how to achieve child-friendly justice for children with intellectual and psychosocial disabilities.

➡️ Full judgment here: lnkd.in/gK-F5SRP

➡️ Easy-to-Read summary: bit.ly/3QDQuCA

➡️ Press release from the European Court of Human Rights: bit.ly/3XnXly6

#DisabilityRights #Servitude #ECHR #Article4 #Moldova #Deinstitutionalisation #IntellectualDisability #AccessToJustice #SGBV

⚖️ LANDMARK RULING: European Court Finds Moldova Failed to Prevent Disability Servitude

In a legal first, the Court found violation of Article 4 #ECHR in respect of our client I.C., who was "placed" in a family under guise of #DI, where she was horrifically abused.

➡️ Article: bit.ly/3F0Hy7A

YouTube video by Validity Foundation Victor's Testimonial survivor / Validity Foundation

Victor was only 15 when he was placed in an abusive psychiatric hospital in #Moldova. As a child with a #disability, he should have received support and care. This year, he achieved justice at the #ECHR. Here's Victor's testimony. If you can, please support our seasonal appeal: shorturl.at/w4c7F

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Hello @bsky.app and everyone, we're happy to be joining you all! We are one the of the only organisations in the world dedicated to taking international legal action to promote the rights of persons with #disabilities and to enforce the #CRPD. Read about our work on our website: www.validity.ngo