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"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to congratulate Mrs Lynne most warmly, not just for the quality of the report she has presented to us, but also because she gave such careful consideration to the different proposals put to her.
Every year, throughout the world and here in Europe, the fundamental rights of disabled people continue to be infringed in many ways. Even in Europe, the ill-treatment of disabled people is often a taboo subject, as is the very subject of disability itself. These problems affect real men and women but most importantly victims. Disabled people are vulnerable both physically and intellectually. This indicates the desirability of a legally-binding instrument and specific legal protection for disabled people the world over. I am, of course, very happy that this question is on the agenda of the United Nations. As was the case in respect of women and children, it is certainly now time for all the nations of the world to consider the protection of the fundamental rights of disabled people and the respect of these rights.
Drawing up a convention would establish global reference points for drafting national policies and legislation. It would enable appropriate monitoring and control mechanisms to be put in place to ensure that the fundamental rights and dignity of disabled people are respected. We are aware that the Charter of Fundamental Rights outlaws discrimination on the grounds of disability and states that the integration of disabled people must be assured. Above all, however, the first article of the Charter affirms the right to human dignity.
Europe is founded on the rejection of the differentiation, segregation and negation of people on any basis whatsoever. It is therefore essential that, in addition to the categories of rights we have established in this report, we establish the right to protection against any form of violence and the right to protection against cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment. In this regard, I hope the European Commission will be in a position to put to Parliament a proposal for a comprehensive European Union directive on disabled people at some time in the future. The action we take in relation to disabled people must seek to combat not only violence and ill-treatment, but also the negation and infringement of disabled people’s most fundamental rights in their daily lives.
To this end, I believe we must adopt pro-active policies to integrate disabled people into the whole of society on the same terms as any other citizens."@en1
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