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Empowering People with Disabilities: CERMI's Advocacy in Spain

Learn about CERMI, a civil movement formed in 1997 in Spain, representing 3.8 million people with disabilities. With 34 members and over 5,000 entities, CERMI aims to ensure equal opportunities and citizenship rights. Through political action and awareness initiatives, CERMI collaborates with various stakeholders to promote non-discrimination and empower individuals with disabilities. Discover how CERMI plays a pivotal role in implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, advocating for social inclusion and human rights. Stay informed on CERMI’s ongoing efforts to enhance recognition, participation, and collaboration across different sectors for the benefit of the disabled community.

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Empowering People with Disabilities: CERMI's Advocacy in Spain

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  1. A new paradigm for the rights of people with disbilities. Ana Sastre Campo CERMI’ s Delegate for the UN Convention

  2. What is CERMI? • Comité Español de Representantes de Personas con Discapacidad is an organized civil movement in Spain • Created in 1997 by organizations of people with disabilities: cohesion and unity • Representing 3.8 M pwd , 8.5 % of the Spanish population, still suffering lack of citizenship and equal opportunities: • 34 members, national platforms +regional organizations. • More than 5.000 entities.

  3. CERMI Funding members Ordinary members Other members Regional CERMIS ONCE COCEMFE FIAPAS CNSE ASPACE FEAPS PREDIF FEAFES CONSORCIO AUTISMO FEDER FEDACE DOWN ESPAÑA ACIME COMITÉ PARALÍMPICO AEDIS FEACEM • CERMI ANDALUCÍA • CERMI ARAGÓN • CERMI ASTURIAS • CERMI CANARIAS • CERMI CANTABRIA • CERMI CASTILLA LA MANCHA • CERMI CASTILLA LEÓN • COCARMI • CERMI COMUNIDAD DE CEUTA • CERMI EXTREMADURA • CERMI GALICIA • CERMI LA RIOJA • CERMI COMUNIDAD DE MADRID • CERMI MELILLA • CERMI REGIÓN DE MURCIA • CORMÍN • CERMI COMUNIDAD VALENCIANA • EDEKA ENTIDADES MIEMBRO Members of CERMI?

  4. Mission …To develop political action towards social inclusion of people with disabilities with full respect of all their human rights

  5. CERMI 5 CERMI has to give added value to its members . CERMI is a political organization unifying the disability civil movement. CERMI has become the reference Platform for all disability issues in Spain

  6. Fields of action Working to achieve non discrimination and equal opportunities: • Definition of public policies, legislation or administrative measures to improve and guarantee PWD rights: reports and proposals. • Defend PWD rights reporting discrimination: • Promote non discrimination through knowledge: education, training, research, publications, raising awareness about HHRR of pwd.

  7. CERMI’s performance… before the CRPD • CERMI is considered as a “stakeholder”: Disability on the social and political agenda. • “Moral legitimacy” recognized by the Government: participation in advising committees…. • Active in the Parliament: Disability working commission. • Creation of the Disability Justice Forum . • Agreements of collaboration with other important stakeholders as trade unions, private sector, Academia, Associations of professionals ,

  8. UNITED NATION CONVENTION ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

  9. The New Convention • The disability organizations working since 2001 • Approval of the new Convention the 13th of December 2006: • Written agreement signed by the State parties. • Ruled by the International Law • It has to be ratified by each country to be implemented in the different states. • Spain ratifies the International Treaty on the 3rd of December 2007 and becomes into force on the 3rd of May 2008.

  10. CERMI’s performance after… • Negotiation of the UN CRPD and ratification of the Convention and Protocol • Implementation: • Analysis if the impact in the Spanish legislation …proposals • Monitoring art. 33: • Spanish Council of Disability art. 33.1 • Recognition as the “Independent mechanism “ art.33.2

  11. CERMI´s Action Plan 11 • Designation of a CERMI’s Delegate • CERMI’s advisory Committee for art. 33.2 • Annual Report ( and other UN Reports) • Implementation of the Convention: • Legal mandate for article 12 • Horizontal law • Government working group. • Information of all stakeholders: seminars, etc. • Internal dimension: associations and individuals.

  12. NEW CHALLENGES… 12 • Improving “formal” recognition and participation of CERMI as national mechanism 33.2 CRPD • Definition of the role of the “independant mechanism” at UUNN level: Com.CRPD • Improving collaboration with NHRI and other HHRR NGO’s.

  13. Porcentaje de acciones por género

  14. Porcentaje de acciones por derecho CDPD

  15. Número de acciones mujeres x derecho

  16. Número de acciones hombres x derecho

  17. Acciones por CCAA

  18. THANKYOUconvencion@cermi.eswww.convenciondiscapacidad.es Ana Sastre Campo Delegada del CERMI para la Convención de la ONU 18

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