1. ENIL and Disability Hate Crime
Brussels 2016
Jamie Bolling
Executive Director
European Network on Independent Living

2. European Network on Independent Living

3. Members from Georgia to Iceland!

4. EUROPEAN NETWORK ON INDEPENDENT LIVING
ENIL
Start 1989, from USA
Network, cross-disability for Independent Living (IL)
Grassroots organisation
Values: IL, Self-determination, Self-representation, De-institutionalisation, Choice and Control
Access to society - social services, personal assistance, barrier-free environment, housing options, technical aids
ENIL IL Day
ENIL Freedom Drive

5. ENIL Freedom Drive

6. ENIL and Disability Hate Crime
Low understanding and recognition of hate crime in Europe
IL = full participation Hate Crime = barrier
ENIL Series of trainings since 2011
Partnership with OSCE-ODIHR, Norwegian Equality and Anti-discrimination Ombudsman and the Croatian Disability Ombudsman
ENIL Disability Hate Crime guide

7. Disability Hate Crime Guide

8. Disability Hate Crime DHC on the agendas: OSCE, FRA, EU
Grass roots issue – need change at the national level!
Need to organize ourselves to learn more and change the structures.
Need to be allies for change – new legislation, guides for implementation

9. Common need
Countries need to develop guidelines for investigation and prosecution of hate crime – putting in force the laws that exist.

10. Thank you! Jamie.bolling@enil.eu ENIL www.enil.eu