An inclusive and welcoming community? Not when institutions exist!! Join us at the We are One Festival, on 21 – 22 October 2021 In memory of Slawek Besowski The existence of institutions where people are placed often from an early age due to their individual and complicated support needs cast a shadow across all our…
On 11 – 12 October, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights is organising its Fundamental Rights Forum, as the space for dialogue on human rights challenges facing the EU today. The European Network on Independent Living and the Validity Foundation are joining the Fundamental Rights Forum, by organising a 1-hour session on “Justice in EU-Funded…
On 21-23 September, the European Network on Independent Living will hold its first Freedom Surf. This three-day online event will be held instead of the Freedom Drive, which was postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic for 2022. The Freedom Surf will consist of a series of events, some of which are being organised together with…
Online event series: September 7 and 8 Reflections, practices and call to action in advance of the CRC’s Committee Day of General Discussion on children’s rights and alternative care ENIL, Disability Rights International, Inclusion International, the International Disability Alliance, the International Federation for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus, the US International Council on Disabilities and Validity…
The European Network on Independent Living – ENIL is co-organising two side events during the 14th Session of the Conference of States Parties (COSP) to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which takes place from the 14th – 18th June 2021. Please find below details of our events and how to register:…
In January 2021, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities announced a set of online regional consultations on deinstitutionalisation. Based on the contributions received, the Committee will prepare the first draft Guidelines on Deinstitutionalisation, including in emergency situations. The first consultation, for countries in Central Asia and Eastern Europe (non-EU countries) took place…
The European Network on Independent Living – ENIL is working on a new Strategic plan for the next 4 years. In order to make sure that the plan is supportive of our members’ needs, we are organising a series of regional consultations. Each consultation will be moderated by two members of the Board and a…
The 8th edition of the European Independent Living Day – 5th May 2021 is dedicated to the idea of movement or mobility (you can read more here). ENIL will be online the entire day on the 5th May, beginning with the press release, sharing your stories, photos and videos from around Europe and the world…
Join our workshop on the European Disability Strategy 2021 – 2030, where we will analyze the strategy from the Independent Living perspective, and will address questions like: – What is included in the strategy? – What is missing? – How can you use the strategy in your country to improve access to Independent Living? Agenda:…
Almost two years after our last European Coalition for Community Living (ECCL) webinar, we are reaching out to all our members and others, and inviting you to join us to discuss the ongoing work across Europe to close institutions for disabled people of all ages. We have invited a number of leaders in their countries…
Today, on 25th January 2021, the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities announced a set of seven regional consultations on deinstitutionalisation, which will take place in the first half of 2021. Based on the contributions received, the Committee will prepare the first draft Guidelines on Deinstitutionalisation, including in emergency situations. Who can take…
On 10th December, the International Human Rights Day, ENIL will launch the results of its 1st Independent Living Survey. The online launch will take place at 15:00 – 17:00 CET. REGISTRATION is now open: click here. Agenda: click here. Confirmed speakers: Jamie Bolling and Nadia Hadad, ENIL Co-Chairs Frank Sioen, Advocacy and Policy Coordinator, ENIL Nina…
ENIL is co-organising three side events during the 13th Conference of States Parties to the CRPD: Acceleration of CRPD through Disability Inclusive SDGs: COVID19 and CRPD 19 Date: 2 December 2020 Time: 8:30 – 9:45 EST/14:30 – 15:45 CET Organisers: Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations, Ministry of Health and…
The Independent Living Institute (ILI) projects Disability Rights Defenders and Article 19 as a tool, together with the ENIL, are holding a webinar on “Legal remedies through strategic litigation for the rights of disabled people”. The webinar will take place on the 17th of November, 14.00 – 16.00 CET . To register, please click here. For more information,…
October 22nd, 15:00 – 17:00 CEST (Geneva time) / 9:00 – 11:00 EST (New York time) Register HERE Download the FINAL AGENDA Meet the SPEAKERS Validity Foundation, the European Network on Independent Living, Disability Rights International, the Centre for Human Rights at the University of Pretoria, the International Disability Alliance, the International Disability and Development Consortium, and…
A webinar organised by the European Network on Independent Living, hosted by MEP Katrin Langensiepen (Greens), as part of the campaign “EU Funds for Our Rights”. Speakers: Natasa Kokic, Campaign Coordinator at ENIL (moderator), Kapka Panayotova (Advisory Group, ENIL), MEP Katrin Langensiepen (European Parliament), Prof. Gerard Quinn (Professor of law at the University of Leeds…
UPDATE: You can watch the recording of the webinar here, and read the summary report here. The theme of the webinar is “Independent Living for all, and how it is applied for people with diverse impairments”. We have invited a range of speakers to share their experience of Independent Living in a Question and Answer…
UPDATE: You can find Nina’s presentation here, Adolf’s speech here, and the summary report of the meeting here. After our successful regional members’ meeting in Poland in 2019, ENIL is organising a two-day programme of online events on 14-15 September 2020. The events on the 14th September are for ENIL members only, while the webinar…
The aim of the webinar is to discuss inquiries on the United Kingdom and Hungary, carried out by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities under Article 6 of the Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights to Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Activists and allies from the UK will share how…
In this webinar, a panel including persons with disabilities and experts in disaster management, human rights and service provision will discuss the need for “emergency deinstitutionalisation” of persons with disabilities and how this could be achieved. The webinar is organised jointly by ENIL, Validity Foundation and Disability Rights International and will take place on 11th…
UPDATE: Due to the rapidly changing situation with COVID-19, the organisers have decided to cancel this event. Those who paid the registration fee will be refunded. For more information, please click here. Thank you for your understanding. Disability Rights Defenders Network and the Law Firm Kumpuvuori Ltd are organising a Disability Rights Super Seminar and…
