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In November 2011 a delegation from the Indonesian Ombudsman Institution met with Sif Holst to discuss the rights of people with disabilities and the work against discrimination of people with disabilities.

On 20 November 2021 Sif Holst attended the Conference “Empowering persons with disabilities to fully participate in society by their mobility and accessibility” hosted by the Slovenian presidency of the EU.

During the COVID-19 crisis, the EU developed a wide range of health policy responses and initiatives, while also tackling the economic fallout of the pandemic.

“Legal capacity protects persons with disabilities: remove legal barriers and prevent new restrictions” was the heading of the hearing of the EESC’s Thematic Study Group on disability rights held on 15 November…

Personalized Support and Services for Persons with Disabilities As part of their work in the Nordic Council’s Committee on Disability the Nordic Welfare Centre and the Finnish institute for Health and Welfare…

On the 5th of November 2021 Sif Holst was a panelist on the EESC debate: “Civil Society Organisations: key actors for the Future of Europe”. A number of conclusions were reached during…

On the 21st of October 2021 the Permanent Mission of Denmark to the UN in New York had invited all Permanent Mission of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of…

During the Plenary Session of The EESC on the 20th of October 2021 the EESC opinion on the Proposal for a Council recommendation on blended learning for high quality and inclusive primary…

Sif Holst, vicechair of DPOD (Disabled People’s Organisations Denmark) was yesterday confirmed as the newest member of the board of The Danish Institute for Human Rights. “The institute works hard to promote…

Sif Holst retired when she was only 26 years old after she fell ill, but is today the vice-chairwoman of the Danske handicaporganisationer, a sister organization of the Icelandic Disability Association.