News
Disability - policy changes are necessary
01 February 2012
A new study has identified significant gaps in public policy and service delivery for people with disabilities in Northern Ireland.
Europe’s highest human rights court issues landmark disability rights ruling
18 January 2012
On 17 January the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered a landmark victory for the rights of persons with psycho-social disabilities and intellectual disabilities in the case of Stanev v. Bulgaria.
A Human Rights Based Approach to Disability.
20 December 2011
This article has been written for Disability Action by Thomas Hammarberg, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights.
Equality Commission - Draft Corporate Plan 2012-2015
01 December 2011
The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland has released their draft corporate plan "Improving people's lives" for 2012-2015.
Submission to the UN Universal Periodic Review
25 November 2011
UK's examination (13th Session - June 2012).
The First Report on the UN Convention on the Rights of Disabled People
24 November 2011
On 24 November 2011, the Government submitted the first UK report on implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Disabled People to the United Nations.
