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UK Government Orders Immediate Enquiry Following the Abuse, Harassment and Violence against People with Challenging Behaviour in Bristol On 30 May the BBC Panorama programme[1] revealed a series of abuse in residential care for people with intellectual disabilities and autism near Bristol, UK. The programme showed residents, labelled as having challenging behaviour, being kicked, violently…

Japan Council on Independent Living Centers EUROPEAN NETWORK on INDEPENDENT LIVING ENIL Press Release 26 mei 2011   Vergeet onze Japanse broers en zussen niet! Op 11 maart 2011 gebeurde het. Na een uitzonderlijk zware aardschok voor de kust van Japan volgde een alles verwoestende tsunami. De ravage was totaal, het aantal doden en vermisten…

Japan Council on Independent Living Centers ENIL Press Release May 26 , 2011   DON’T FORGET OUR JAPANESE BROTHERS AND SISTERS! It happened on the 11th of March 2011. An extremely heavy earthquake before the coast of Japan was followed by a devastating Tsunami. The destruction was complete; the numbers of death and missing people…