International dag for rettigheder for mennesker med handicap

3. december 2021

På den 3rd december 2021, den internationale dag for rettigheder for mennesker med handicap, fejrede EU for Trisomi 21 rettighederne for mennesker med Downs syndrom. På denne vigtige dato stillede medlemmer af Europa-Parlamentet nogle politiske spørgsmål til mennesker med Downs Syndrom fra hele Europa.

Med denne kampagne giver vi folk med Trisomi 21 mulighed for at hæve deres stemme og tale om deres politiske meninger om forskellige emner. Mennesker med Trisomi 21 er borgere med fulde demokratiske rettigheder, og som sådan er deres indsigt ikke kun vigtig, men også afgørende for en fuldstændig civilsamfundsdiskurs, som Europa-Parlamentet bør lytte til dem. De demokratiske institutioner er endnu ikke klar til at lytte til folk med Trisomi 21, men de bør begynde at arbejde på at tilpasse sig, så alle europæiske borgere kan deltage i det europæiske demokrati.

Forskellige emner blev behandlet af mennesker med Downs syndrom:

Tak til Radka Maxova, Brando Benifei, Dragos Pislaru, Katrin Langensiepen og Rosa Estaras Ferragut, medlemmer af Europa-Parlamentet, der støttede vores kampagne til fordel for synligheden af mennesker med Downs Syndrom på denne vigtige internationale dag for handicappedes rettigheder .

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