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Romanian Government chooses to respect human rights for people with disabilities

[Last updated Tuesday, December 5, 2006]

Inclusion International would like to congratulate Pentru Voi for such a big achievement. Their success in stopping the building of new institutions reinforces the the policy adopted by  Inclusion International in Acapulco, during the XIV World Congress: Building an Inclusive Future, a challenge for globalisation.

Click here to read the press release 'Romanian Government chooses to respect human rights for people with disabilities'

Adding meaning to life - National conference

Pentru Voi Foundation in collaboration with Inclusion - The federation of Organizations for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities from Romania organized a national conference with international participation Giving meaning to life, which took place in Timisoara , Romania on September 23 2006.

The conference was organized by Pentru Voi and Inclusio Romania with the financial support of the European Union trough PHARE Programme, Component 5 - Social Acces s and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency.

The Romanian government has made efforts in the past decade to reform the system of care for disabled people.
However, there are still unacceptable human rights violations in institutions. There is an urgent need to create quality community-based services for people with intellectual disabilities and their families as alternatives to institutionalization.

 Fundamental Principle: People with disabilities have the right to be respected as individuals and to receive support according to their needs. This kind of support can only be provided in community settings. .

Community living is based on is based upon the Romanian government’s National Disability Strategy. Community Living in Romania is also based on The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which is to be finalized prior to the end of 2006 also provides a basis for a community living strategy. All EU members will be expected to ratify the convention and will be legally bound by its terms.

Priority for Action
To write to the PM urging the Government to declare the development of community services as a national priority
To urge the authorities to immediately STOP the building of new institutions and to redirect these resources to the development of community services

The Role of the European Coalition for Community Living
ECCL provides a platform to support the national level community living strategy, and provides a forum for sharing
Romanian experiences across Europe.

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