Disability Watchdog

Gatis Caunitis is a young person with disability from Latvia and he is not satisfied with the current Latvian legislation for personal assistance. The legislation came into effect on the first of January 2013. People … Read more

ENIL has received an email from a parent of a child with disabilities who has raised concerns about violations of the rights of people with disabilities in Croatia. He along with other parents is calling … Read more

The Mexican government has amended its health law in a way that, for the first time , promises to transform the country’s mental health services to a community-based mental health system. In 2010, Disability Rights … Read more

To mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities as well as the Human Rights Day CBM and Human Rights Watch are holding a panel discussion on the Political Participation of Persons with Disabilities in … Read more

A judicial review has been launched to challenge the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) consultation on closing the Independent Living Fund (ILF).  Six disabled claimants who receive support from the ILF have started judicial … Read more

A successful conference held in London on the 27th September called for a new UK network to challenge the attacks on disability rights in the UK. The conference supported by DPAC, Inclusion London, ALLFIE, Norfolk … Read more

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has the juridical tool of a monitoring body in the different member-states that have ratified the Convention. This mechanism is to ensure maximum transparency and … Read more

ENIL and YHD are calling on other organisations to sign the letter of support for the Law on Personal Assistance in Slovenia. The draft law on Personal Assistance was rejected by the Slovenian Government in July 2012. Read more

On the 14th June 2012, the European Union issued an interpretive guideline to the already existing document Regulation (EC) 1107/2006. The document Regulation ( EC) NO 1107/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council … Read more

On the 6 June 2012, CNN’s investigative programme “Keeping Them Honest” with Anderson Cooper looked into why shock is being used on children with disabilities in the United States. The programme looked at one specific … Read more

4 June 2012 /// Representing a wide coalition of European organisations acting on behalf of the transport industry and the transport passengers, we call upon the Council of the European Union and the European Parliament to uphold … Read more

In 2010 Peter Kichashki, who was to go on to become ENIL’s South Regional Coordinator, submitted a complaint to the Bulgarian Committee for Protection Against Discrimination. His protest concerned a clause in the Bulgarian Family … Read more

“We would like to make you aware of current concerns that disabled people in Hungary are faced with. Recently the Hungarian Government changed the whole disability pension system, which will be a lot worse than … Read more

Since 2006, 14 year old Giovanni has been in receipt of 70 hours of personal assistance per week and has chosen to have his personal assistance through the JAG cooperative. Just before Christmas the National … Read more

Issue that was addressed The approval of the new law that regulates Personal Assistance in Valencia (Spain), ENIL reacted presenting the Valencia Government a draft with changes and additions that should be included to the … Read more

Sofia Municipality Officials Were Forced to Join Disabled People in the Rain – Inaccessible Pubic Transport is a CLEARCUT Violation of Basic Human Rights More than 700 000 disabled Bulgarians cannot enjoy their right to … Read more

Disability watch dog -New Hungarian Constitution denies the right to vote to people with mental or intellectual disabilities. Case: Recently adopted new Constitution in Hungary The Hungarian Parliament recently approved the country’s new Constitution, which … Read more

Disability watch dog – Modification of the Decree about Personal Assistance Issue that was addressed Presentation of the new Decree on Personal Assistance in Valencia (Spain), ENIL reacted presenting the Valencian Government a draft of … Read more

Small Institutions offered as an Independent Living alternative to the residential resource. Issue that was addressed: On October 1st, the Association L’Auro organized in Castellón (Spain) the I Conference about Independent Living programmes for disabled … Read more

A member of the “Foro Vida Independiente y Divertad”  (Forum for Independent living in Spain) being investigated after showing up a local authority in a TV programme asking him about the disability policies. Issue that … Read more