Subcommittee for People with Disabilities
Organisation name in original language
Υποεπιτροπή για τα θέματα των ατόμων με αναπηρία
Category of human rights structure
Parliamentary structure/mechanism
Country
Greece
Website URL
Not available
Type(s) of body
Not applicableLegal source(s)
- Standing Orders of the Hellenic Parliament (Κανονισμός της Βουλής), Article 43A, as amended by the plenary decision of 25 June 2008
Human rights capacity support
- Capacity-building support on strengthening human rights available for parliamentarians
Functions
- Records and studies the various problems people with disabilities encounter.
- Aims to safeguard equal opportunities in terms of the accessibility of social goods and economic and cultural life.
- Submits proposals for the improvement of the current institutional framework.
Specific mandates
Not applicableStructured cooperation with partners at national level
- Holds consultations with ministers, secretaries-general of ministries and public officials for the preparation of its reports.
- Consults representatives of national and international civil-society organisations that protect the rights of persons with disabilities for the drafting of its reports and the formulation of its proposals.
Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level
- Invites stakeholders from international and EU organisations to partake in committee debates.
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