Activities of Soledad CABEZÓN RUIZ related to 2015/2258(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (A8-0203/2016 - Helga Stevens) ES
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities with special regard to the Concluding Observations of the UN CRPD Committee
Amendments (28)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The EU leads the way in the ratification of human rights, and Articles 21 and 26 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights reaffirm the principle of non-discrimination. All Member States should ratify the Convention and sign the Protocol;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recognises the Convention's role as an instrument to guarantee human rights with a social dimension, seeking to ensure that persons with disabilities enjoy all human and fundamental rights which are so often violated and which need greater protection.
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the initiative ofConsiders it important that the Committee on Petitions to organise an annual event focusing on petitions in the field ofs regular hearings and/or other kinds of activities that address the problems facing persons with disabilities, in cooperation with multiple stakeholders, including other relevant committees of the European Parliament, members of the EU Framework for the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), members of civil society and academics;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. With regard to Article 4 of the CRPD, efforts should be made to modify European and Member States' disability legislation to ensure full harmonisation in all areas. Important measures include the setting up of a single EU classification and scale.
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Following the recommendations of the first UN assessment of the CRPD, the European Commission should establish an independent instrument for the monitoring and review of the Convention, and the establishment of an interinstitutional coordination mechanism and the creation of local information points and agencies in each Member State, which should be permanent. Calls on the Member States to implement the provisions of the UNCRPD, revise their legislation and ensure proper enforcement; calls for national information tools to be developed and enhanced in order to best assist people with disabilities and their families; calls on those Member States that have not ratified the UNCRPD to do so as soon as possible;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Persons with disabilities must be provided with information concerning their rights and full participation in all policies and measures that might affect them, including a complaints mechanism, and priority should be given to the participation of children with disabilities and, where these exist, organisations for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. With regard to Article 35 of the CRPD that obliges those Member States having signed the Convention to submit an initial report and subsequent reports on their implementation of the Convention, such reports should be submitted every four years and should be drawn up with the involvement of disability organisations;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. In accordance with the UN recommendations, disability organisations should be involved at every stage of the decision-making process. A structured dialogue should be established with persons with disabilities;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. The Commission should draft a report on the impact for persons with disabilities of the main EU policies and investment funds and ensure the involvement of disability organisations in their design, especially where the Structural Funds are concerned;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to promote and enhance the use of Structural Funds by Member States, with a view to developing high-quality social services for people with disabilities and ensuring the transition from institutional care to community-based care; measures should be taken to promote access to structural funds for disability support services, especially those serving children and families and those aimed at preventing institutionalisation;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Children with disabilities encounter specific problems. Efforts should be made to eliminate all kinds of obstacles and barriers enabling them to achieve full autonomy and enjoy equal opportunities, it being crucial, therefore, that they be involved in shaping the policies that affect them. To this end, instruments should be established to enable children with disabilities to make their views known and to ensure their involvement;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to ensure high-quality inclusive education in European schools andfrom an early age, with a preventive approach and vision of disability, in line with UNCRPD requirements on multidisciplinary assessment of individual needs, the non- exclusion of children with disabilities, as well as the provision of adequate reasonable accommodation;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. The freedom of movement for European citizens must be guaranteed for persons with disabilities, to which end the Member States must ensure mutual recognition of their situation and social rights (Article 18 of the CRPD);
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. The free movement persons and workers in the EU is a right that should be upheld also for persons with disabilities. A European Disability Card would enable persons with disabilities to travel beyond the borders of their own countries and enjoy the benefits of being able to access culture, transport and sport, and other benefits should be examined and their mutual recognition promoted;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 17 c (new)
Paragraph 17 c (new)
17c. Persons with disabilities should be afforded access to free justice, and their economic situation should not therefore present any barrier to such access;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. The Digital Single Market Strategy should be implemented in such a way as to ensure full access to all aspects of it for persons with disabilities;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. The rights established in the Treaties and EU law, such as access to justice, goods and services, including banking and employment, health care and the right to vote, must be ensured for persons with disabilities deprived of their legal capacity. Efforts should be made to promote the collection of data, the exchange of good practices and consultation with the representatives of disability organisations (Article 12 of the CRPD). Restrictive interpretations in Member State legislation of safeguards in respect of the right to vote should be revised where these prevent persons with psychosocial disabilities from exercising this right (Article 29 of the CRPD);
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. The European institutions should ensure that all of their web pages and documents are accessible to persons with sensory disabilities;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Legal capacity is crucial to maintaining personal autonomy, such that any restriction of this and representation by legal guardians must be established on the basis of clear criteria harmonised at EU level, with periodic review of the need for such longer-term legal representation and of the suitability of the legal guardian concerned;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 d (new)
Paragraph 18 d (new)
18d. The necessary social support should be provided to ensure that persons with disabilities can exercise their rights and enjoy full autonomy, in particular persons with psychosocial disabilities. In this regard, the institutionalisation of such people should be avoided and steps taken to ensure that they are not subjected to treatment without their consent;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 e (new)
Paragraph 18 e (new)
18e. Institutions offering support for persons with disabilities, and in particular those responsible for secure facilities, should comply with duly certified standards (to be defined), and undergo regular inspections;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 f (new)
Paragraph 18 f (new)
18f. Persons with disabilities must be ensured non-discriminatory access to health and care systems, with all due attention paid to the difficulties that might arise when treating such patients. In particular, non-discriminatory access must be ensured to sexual and reproductive health care, and under no circumstances should sterilisation or abortion be imposed against a person's will; health care systems should moreover ensure the detection, reporting and prevention of sexual violence and/or abuse;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 g (new)
Paragraph 18 g (new)
18g. The informed consent of persons with disabilities must be sought for all medical interventions requiring it, and all necessary measures must therefore be in place to ensure that these persons can access and understand the relevant information. This consent must be given personally, in advance and in full knowledge of the facts, with all necessary mechanisms to ensure that these principles are complied with. Similar, appropriate measures must also be taken in regard to persons with psychosocial disabilities;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 h (new)
Paragraph 18 h (new)
18h. Health insurance schemes must not discriminate against persons with disabilities;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 i (new)
Paragraph 18 i (new)
18i. The impact on persons with disabilities of the cross-border health directive should be assessed;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 j (new)
Paragraph 18 j (new)
18j. Inequality is especially evident in employment. Some 48% of persons with disabilities in the EU are in employment and only 27.8% have completed a higher education course, meaning that persons with disabilities are more at risk of living in poverty. The Commission should undertake a horizontal assessment of the impact of all its policies for the employment of persons with disabilities, and especially European employment policy;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 k (new)
Paragraph 18 k (new)
18k. The air and maritime transport regulations should be revised to ensure that no form of discrimination, physical or economic, can be practised against passengers with disabilities, and to remove all obstacles in this regard;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 18 l (new)
Paragraph 18 l (new)
18l. The UN recommendation on the need to ensure a gender perspective in all disability policies should be taken up, and in particular policies seeking to combat violence. Action should be taken to promote the empowerment of women with disabilities;