{"id":6504,"date":"2026-04-24T10:24:57","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/di.irssv.si\/?post_type=news&#038;p=6504"},"modified":"2026-06-05T12:23:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T10:23:16","slug":"conference-titled-30-years-of-fighting-for-human-rights-from-institutions-to-community-october-14-2026","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/di.irssv.si\/en\/news\/conference-titled-30-years-of-fighting-for-human-rights-from-institutions-to-community-october-14-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"CONFERENCE titled &#8220;30 Years of Fighting for Human Rights \u2013 From Institutions to Community&#8221;, October 14, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div id=\"body-regular-text-block-block_157f8a970c3151a6ac5279dfb622d41c\" class=\"body-regular-text-block\">\r\n    <p><strong>The conference titled <em>30 Years of Fighting for Human Rights \u2013 From Institutions to Community<\/em> will take place on 14 October 2026 at Hotel Terme (Topli\u0161ka cesta 35, 8250 Bre\u017eice). It is being organised as part of the project Centre for Managing DeInstitutionalisation (CUDI), and will simultaneously mark the 30th anniversary of the Social Protection Institute of the Republic of Slovenia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n<div id=\"horizontal-line-block-block_5aef852b936070eeffb6983aa598e1e0\" class=\"block-horizontal-line-block\">\r\n\r\n    <hr>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n<div id=\"body-regular-text-block-block_1799d9474c3f4c8e59476695d0673fd0\" class=\"body-regular-text-block\">\r\n    <p>The event will be dedicated to the importance of persistent efforts to ensure and protect human rights, with the process of deinstitutionalisation playing a key role in this regard. Through the establishment of multidisciplinary teams in the field of deinstitutionalisation, we find ourselves at a turning point in realising the rights of persons with disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>The opening remarks will be followed by a panel discussion titled <em>\u201cHuman Rights Under Scrutiny \u2013 Violence, Accountability, and Deinstitutionalisation,\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This will be followed by parallel section discussions addressing the topics of employment, housing, violence, guardianship, and peer support as central themes both in the process of deinstitutionalisation and in the realisation and protection of the human rights of persons with disabilities. The discussions will feature the experiences and perspectives of service users and staff from the multidisciplinary teams \u2013 including peer support workers.<\/p>\n<p>The topics of the parallel sections are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>The Right to Economic Independence <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Right to Safety, Physical and Mental Integrity<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Right to Home and Living in the Community <\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>The Right to Decide About One\u2019s Own Life<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Mechanisms for Exercising the Right to a Voice<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/di.irssv.si\/en\/centre-for-managing-deinstitutionalisation\/\"><em>The CMDI investment, as part of which the conference will be held, is co-financed by the European Union from the European Cohesion Policy Programme 2021-2027 and the Republic of Slovenia.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n<div id=\"horizontal-line-block-block_5aef852b936070eeffb6983aa598e1e0\" class=\"block-horizontal-line-block\">\r\n\r\n    <hr>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n<div id=\"body-regular-text-block-block_9d91e4f04a43c5b67c01777fc86256f9\" class=\"body-regular-text-block\">\r\n    <p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-6964\" src=\"https:\/\/di.irssv.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Program-Konferenca-DI-2026_eng_2-244x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"427\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/di.irssv.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Program-Konferenca-DI-2026_eng_2-244x300.png 244w, https:\/\/di.irssv.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Program-Konferenca-DI-2026_eng_2.png 528w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n<div id=\"horizontal-line-block-block_5aef852b936070eeffb6983aa598e1e0\" class=\"block-horizontal-line-block\">\r\n\r\n    <hr>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n<div id=\"body-regular-text-block-block_24ba77419e5b5eff18d8cd59e0167d2f\" class=\"body-regular-text-block\">\r\n    <p><strong>CONFERENCE TOPICS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Panel: Human Rights Under Scrutiny \u2013 Violence, Accountability, and Deinstitutionalisation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The panel will provide a concise overview of the current state of rights for people with disabilities in Slovenia and highlight the role of the state, monitoring mechanisms, and advocacy in ensuring and protecting those rights. Speakers will also discuss the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the importance of the effective use of European funds for deinstitutionalization processes, and the key challenges in ensuring the right of people with disabilities to live in the community.<\/p>\n<p><em>Translation from Slovenian into English and vice versa is provided.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>PARALLEL SESSIONS \u2013 Part 1 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each session will consist of a short presentation followed by an interactive workshop focused on developing concrete proposals for improvement. Participants will be able to choose between the following key topics of deinstitutionalisation:<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Session 1: The Right to Economic Independence<br \/>\n<\/strong>Predstavitev dela multidisciplinarnih timov na podro\u010dju zaposlovanja ljudi z oviranostjo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Session 2: The Right to Safety, Physical and Mental Integrity<br \/>\n<\/strong>Highlighting the harmfulness of institutional culture and the violence experienced by people living in institutions.<\/p>\n<p><em>Translation from Slovenian into English and vice versa is provided.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Session 3: The Right to Home and Living in the Community<br \/>\n<\/strong>Presentation of the practices of multidisciplinary teams in addressing housing issues when supporting people transitioning from institutions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Session 4: The Right to Decide About One\u2019s Own Life<br \/>\n<\/strong>Emphasising the importance of introducing supported decision-making and the challenges of providing support to people under guardianship.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Session 5: Mechanisms for Exercising the Right to a Voice<br \/>\n<\/strong>Presentation of the work of peer support workers within multidisciplinary teams.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>PARALLEL SESSIONS \u2013 Part 2: Action Planning <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Participants will develop concrete solutions for more effective realisation and protection of human rights in the areas highlighted by the individual sessions (employment, housing, violence, guardianship, peer support).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\r\n<div id=\"horizontal-line-block-block_5aef852b936070eeffb6983aa598e1e0\" class=\"block-horizontal-line-block\">\r\n\r\n    <hr>\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":6961,"template":"","tags":[192],"news_category":[9],"class_list":["post-6504","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-conference","news_category-irssv"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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