As follow-up of a liaison partnership starting in 2002 and the need to exchange information and experience, improve networking, building new partnerships for projects, develop campaigns in the Asia-Pacific-Region, a cooperation concept was developed, which shall officially come into life in near future. The main intention in line with the Articles of Association of FIMITIC […]
In line with the information received by the FIMITIC liaison partner in the Asia-Pacific-Region – PDCA – (Physical Disability Council of Australia) the Australian Federation of Disability Organisations was built up earlier this year in Canberra.
FIMITIC which traditionally meets with members in countries of its advisory body meetings recently met in Tallinn on July 08-11, 2004 in response of the joint evaluation of the disability policy situation which called on to speed up its work and adapt to the need of ever – increasing demands of its member countries.
Tallinn, Estonia, July 8-11, 2004 At its recent meeting in Tallinn the FIMITIC Executive Board in its two day consultation within a first review of its campaign to achieve non-discrimination legislation in the member countries tried to identify the factors to strengthen the movement of persons with physical disability by awareness raising, influencing the decision
Traditionally the FIMITIC President Marija-Lidija Stiglic was invited to attend the annual Polio-Day event in Kromsdorf Castle nearby Weimar, Thuringia, Germany, giving a presentation of FIMITIC´s work especially on the outcome of the European Year of Disabled People 2003, the efforts after the EU-Enlargement with specific impact on disabled people, the campaigns after the EU-Parliament
The next documents have been made available: New EDF National Council Members Report: FIMITIC participation in the EDF AGA 2004, Warsaw Resolution on the terrorism attacks on March 11th in Madrid Resolution on the human rights of women and girls with disabilities
Warsaw, Poland, May 14-16, 2004
Human rights are by all means a constitutional category in the Republic of Slovenia. In the Constitution of the Republic of Slovenia (Official Journal of RS, No. 33/1991) Article 14 of Chapter 2 (Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) lays down that to everyone are ensured equal human rights and fundamental freedoms.
A few of the final reports for EYPD 2003 have been submitted by our members. You can view the reports here.
BONN – FIMITIC is opposed to any violence because violence creates suffering for all people and creates additional disabilities: FIMITIC mourns Madrid tragedy, the sympathy and condolences letter to the Spanish member association PREDIF. Press release
