Advisory Board for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Organisation name in original language
Vammaisten henkilöiden oikeuksien neuvottelukunta / Delegationen för rättigheter för personer med funktionsnedsättning (VANE)
Category of human rights structure
Government administration
Country
Finland
Type(s) of body
Not applicableLegal source(s)
- Government Decree on the Advisory Board for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (908/2016) (Valtioneuvoston asetus vammaisten henkilöiden oikeuksien neuvottelukunnasta /Statsrådets förordningom delegationen för rättigheter för personer med funktionsnedsättning)
Human rights capacity support
Not applicableFunctions
- Facilitates the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in various sectors, at different levels of state administration and in society.
- Promotes and coordinates Finland’s implementation of the CRPD and how the rights of persons with disabilities are considered in the operation of all administrative sectors.
Specific mandates
Not applicableStructured cooperation with partners at national level
- Its members include representatives of disability organisations, labour market bodies, ministries and local authorities.
- Consults stakeholders and disability organisations when drafting plans.
Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level
- n/a
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