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		<title>Reminder: Free online seminars on UNCRPD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetThe Scottish Human Rights Commission (SHRC) and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) are hosting a series of four free online seminars. The aim of these seminars is to relate the Disability Convention to what people with disabilities in Scotland have said are the key issues that they face. To date three seminars have taken [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Spotlight: Hearing in the European Parliament: “Defend the Right of Independent Living &#8211; How the EU’s austerity policy is undermining the lives of people with disabilities.”</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetOn the 9th February 2012 ENIL and the European parliamentary group GUE/NGL (European United Left/Nordic Green Left) held a hearing in the European Parliament. The purpose of this hearing was to show from a number of perspectives how people with disabilities are being negatively affected by the EU current austerity policies. This is the first [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Collaboration request for INNOSERV project &#8211; report good examples of social innovation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetFebruary 1, 2012 marks the beginning of the Social platform on innovative social services or the INNOSERV Project  funded under the European Commission&#8217;s Seventh framework programme.  The Project is a unique opportunity for the identification and acknowledgement of innovative services that generate postive outcomes from a service user perspective.  ENIL has found it important to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enil.eu/2012/02/collaboration-request-for-innoserv-project/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=collaboration-request-for-innoserv-project</link>
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		<title>Role model: Meet Jonas Franksson from Stockholm (Sweden)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetJonas Franksson, 35, actor, journalist and debater, lives in Stockholm, Sweden, with wife and two kids. He works at the assistance cooperative STIL with advocacy and is also member of the board in STIL. 1998-2003 Jonas was director of the board in the Swedish Federation of Young Disabled. 2004 he won the Swedish Journalist Award as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Regional conference on independent living held in Trieste (Italy)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetLast 14th December 2011 in Trieste (Italy) was held a conference on IL, ENIL was represented there, here you have the report written by Danči Maraž from YHD: &#8220;YHD (Elena Pečarič and Danči Maraž) attended this event as ENIL regional coordinator for Eastern Europe. The conference was mainly attended by PA users from the north east [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enil.eu/2012/02/regional-conference-on-independent-living-held-in-trieste-italy/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=regional-conference-on-independent-living-held-in-trieste-italy</link>
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		<title>Human rights in Stockholm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetLast week Morten Kjaerum, director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental rights (FRA), came to Stockholm for two days to meet with ministers, officials and local NGOs working in the field of fundamental rights. ENIL had the chance to meet with Morten twice during his visit. At first there was a meeting arranged in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enil.eu/2012/02/human-rights-in-stockholm/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=human-rights-in-stockholm</link>
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		<title>Disability watchdog: Update on current events in Hungary</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tweet&#8220;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 the previous system especially for disabled people. The biggest changes are connected to the rights that arise from the pension [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enil.eu/2012/02/disability-watchdog-update-on-current-events-in-hungary/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=disability-watchdog-update-on-current-events-in-hungary</link>
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		<title>Disability watchdog: Giovanni is losing his personal assistance</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetSince 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 Swedish Social Assurance Agency decided that he no longer qualifies for personal assistance.  Giovanni depends on continuity because of his [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enil.eu/2012/02/disability-watchdog-giovanni-is-losing-his-personal-assistance/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=disability-watchdog-giovanni-is-losing-his-personal-assistance</link>
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		<title>Human rights violations in the Czech Republic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetLetter about human rights violations in the Czech Republic in the so-called “Homes for the Elderly This letter is based on my personal experiences and findings in the so-called “Home for the Elderly” in Hermanuv Mestec, which is under the direction of the Prague Municipality. &#160; People are placed in these “homes” without knowing what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://enil.eu/2012/02/human-rights-violations-in-the-czech-republic/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=human-rights-violations-in-the-czech-republic</link>
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		<title>Good news! Bulgaria ratified the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tweet Bulgaria has finally ratified the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities. After a long and hard battle for the human rights of many disabled people in Bulgaria, Parliament has taken this serious step and ratified the Convention. This historical moment for persons with disabilities in Bulgaria is the first step in finally [...]]]></description>
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