Andre Ruivo Felix
@aruivofelix.bsky.social
Communications at European Disability Forum¦ Working to advance #DisabilityRights ¦ 🇪🇺🇵🇹 🏳️🌈¦ he/him, views my own.
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I got an EU internal document that outlines the toothless nature of a Gaza aid "understanding" between the EU and Israel: non-binding, ambiguous, and difficult to monitor.
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
EU document shows flimsy nature of Israel aid deal
A leaked EU document outlines the toothless nature of a Gaza aid "understanding" between the EU and Israel: non-binding, ambiguous, and difficult to monitor.
euobserver.com
July 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I got an EU internal document that outlines the toothless nature of a Gaza aid "understanding" between the EU and Israel: non-binding, ambiguous, and difficult to monitor.
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
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one of the ways you know this is a genocide is that the news is never "IDF wins a battle" or "IDF secures new territory"
it's just about dead Palestinians, all the time, every day
it's just about dead Palestinians, all the time, every day
BREAKING: At least 56 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces since dawn, sources at Gaza hospitals have told Al Jazeera.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/n6phyh
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/n6phyh
July 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
one of the ways you know this is a genocide is that the news is never "IDF wins a battle" or "IDF secures new territory"
it's just about dead Palestinians, all the time, every day
it's just about dead Palestinians, all the time, every day
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IDF soldiers have now themselves admitted they have been ordered to murder aid-seekers in Gaza.
Truly an atrocity built on atrocity.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Truly an atrocity built on atrocity.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
June 27, 2025 at 12:05 PM
IDF soldiers have now themselves admitted they have been ordered to murder aid-seekers in Gaza.
Truly an atrocity built on atrocity.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
Truly an atrocity built on atrocity.
www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...
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📢 Big news for accessibility in Europe!
The European Accessibility Act is now in force, making life easier for millions of people living with a disability or reduced mobility.
This means ⬇️
The European Accessibility Act is now in force, making life easier for millions of people living with a disability or reduced mobility.
This means ⬇️
June 28, 2025 at 7:12 AM
📢 Big news for accessibility in Europe!
The European Accessibility Act is now in force, making life easier for millions of people living with a disability or reduced mobility.
This means ⬇️
The European Accessibility Act is now in force, making life easier for millions of people living with a disability or reduced mobility.
This means ⬇️
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Budget 2026: MEPs urge Commission to allocate more funding to health
Budget 2026: MEPs urge Commission to allocate more funding to health
Health Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi has promised concerned MEPs that he will find the necessary funds for the EU’s health policies.
dlvr.it
April 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Budget 2026: MEPs urge Commission to allocate more funding to health
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Today is Autism Acceptance Day. It's a day when a lot of non-autistic voices tend to drown our real needs and priorities. We need autistic voices to be prioritised and centred in policy, services and organisations. Please donate to autistic-led organisations today if you can.
April 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Today is Autism Acceptance Day. It's a day when a lot of non-autistic voices tend to drown our real needs and priorities. We need autistic voices to be prioritised and centred in policy, services and organisations. Please donate to autistic-led organisations today if you can.
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I’m sure all the people who shared NYT’s ‘Screams Without Words’ and Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Screams Before Silence’ will be sharing this new UN report on Israel’s systematic sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinian men and women, right?
Right?
Right?
Gaza war: UN experts accuse Israel of 'genocidal acts' and sexual violence
Israel strongly rejects the findings of the report and accuses the UN Human Rights council of antisemitism.
www.bbc.com
March 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I’m sure all the people who shared NYT’s ‘Screams Without Words’ and Sheryl Sandberg’s ‘Screams Before Silence’ will be sharing this new UN report on Israel’s systematic sexual and gender-based violence against Palestinian men and women, right?
Right?
Right?
Working in EU Institutions is considered a great job for many. But staff with disabilites still suffer from discrimination and lack of conditions.
My summary of our findings:
My summary of our findings:
EU Institutions are not only lagging on implementing the UN #DisabilityRights Convention, they are also failing their staff with disabilities.
UN experts will investigate this today and tomorrow when they review the EU's performance on disability rights: buff.ly/ohiIPS6
UN experts will investigate this today and tomorrow when they review the EU's performance on disability rights: buff.ly/ohiIPS6
March 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Working in EU Institutions is considered a great job for many. But staff with disabilites still suffer from discrimination and lack of conditions.
My summary of our findings:
My summary of our findings:
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@WHO says people need at least 15 liters of water/day to survive. Palestinians in Gaza had 2 to 9 liters/day for over a year.
Israel’s policy of water deprivation has likely lead to thousands of deaths. It´s a crime against humanity & an act of genocide. @hrw.org report:
www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
Israel’s policy of water deprivation has likely lead to thousands of deaths. It´s a crime against humanity & an act of genocide. @hrw.org report:
www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
Israel’s Crime of Extermination, Acts of Genocide in Gaza
Israeli authorities have intentionally deprived Palestinian civilians in Gaza of adequate access to water since October 2023, most likely resulting in thousands of deaths and thus committing the crime...
www.hrw.org
December 19, 2024 at 1:55 PM
@WHO says people need at least 15 liters of water/day to survive. Palestinians in Gaza had 2 to 9 liters/day for over a year.
Israel’s policy of water deprivation has likely lead to thousands of deaths. It´s a crime against humanity & an act of genocide. @hrw.org report:
www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
Israel’s policy of water deprivation has likely lead to thousands of deaths. It´s a crime against humanity & an act of genocide. @hrw.org report:
www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
The @myedf.bsky.social dirst post on Bluesky is one made out of pure desperation. After the Commission barely improving the rights of passengers with disabilities, now the Council wants to erase the meagre improvements.
Stop leaving passengers with disabilities stranded!
Stop leaving passengers with disabilities stranded!
We call on the EU Council to reverse course on the current negotiations on the #PassengerRights proposal.
Current position completely erases the rights of passengers with disabilities. Member States must change their "General Approach":
Current position completely erases the rights of passengers with disabilities. Member States must change their "General Approach":
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November 26, 2024 at 1:11 PM
The @myedf.bsky.social dirst post on Bluesky is one made out of pure desperation. After the Commission barely improving the rights of passengers with disabilities, now the Council wants to erase the meagre improvements.
Stop leaving passengers with disabilities stranded!
Stop leaving passengers with disabilities stranded!
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One in three women in the EU have experienced gender-based violence in their lifetime, according to a new survey.
"In the EU in 2024, women's safety still cannot be guaranteed," FRA Director Sirpa Rautio said. 👇🏽
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
"In the EU in 2024, women's safety still cannot be guaranteed," FRA Director Sirpa Rautio said. 👇🏽
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
Violence against women as 'worrying' in the EU as a decade ago
One in three women in the European Union has experienced gender-based violence in their lifetime, a new joint survey reveals. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
November 25, 2024 at 3:48 PM
One in three women in the EU have experienced gender-based violence in their lifetime, according to a new survey.
"In the EU in 2024, women's safety still cannot be guaranteed," FRA Director Sirpa Rautio said. 👇🏽
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
"In the EU in 2024, women's safety still cannot be guaranteed," FRA Director Sirpa Rautio said. 👇🏽
www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...
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Okay, let’s get the ball rolling with BlueSky - so far, it looks good!
Here’s a starter pack for some of those in the EU comms space.
Happy to add more!
go.bsky.app/HenLMay
Here’s a starter pack for some of those in the EU comms space.
Happy to add more!
go.bsky.app/HenLMay
November 23, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Okay, let’s get the ball rolling with BlueSky - so far, it looks good!
Here’s a starter pack for some of those in the EU comms space.
Happy to add more!
go.bsky.app/HenLMay
Here’s a starter pack for some of those in the EU comms space.
Happy to add more!
go.bsky.app/HenLMay
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Elena Gorolová was forcibly sterilized under government-sponsored eugenics program in communist Czechoslovakia.
Because she is Roma.
She told her story until the Czech government was forced to listen.
With Sarah Wheaton for @politico.eu.
www.politico.eu/article/thes...
Because she is Roma.
She told her story until the Czech government was forced to listen.
With Sarah Wheaton for @politico.eu.
www.politico.eu/article/thes...
These Roma women were sterilized without their consent. Is compensation enough to stop the fight?
Elena Gorolová repeated her story until the Czech government was forced to listen.
www.politico.eu
November 21, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Elena Gorolová was forcibly sterilized under government-sponsored eugenics program in communist Czechoslovakia.
Because she is Roma.
She told her story until the Czech government was forced to listen.
With Sarah Wheaton for @politico.eu.
www.politico.eu/article/thes...
Because she is Roma.
She told her story until the Czech government was forced to listen.
With Sarah Wheaton for @politico.eu.
www.politico.eu/article/thes...
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Defenders of subminimum wage often argue that disabled people w/ cognitive disabilities just won't be hired if they have to be paid at least minimum wage. A study published in JAMA Health Forum today shows this isn't true. My latest for
@motherjones.bsky.social. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
@motherjones.bsky.social. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Equal pay for disabled workers doesn't cost jobs—it creates them
A new study finds no benefit to paying people with disabilities as little as $0.25 an hour.
www.motherjones.com
November 15, 2024 at 4:18 PM
Defenders of subminimum wage often argue that disabled people w/ cognitive disabilities just won't be hired if they have to be paid at least minimum wage. A study published in JAMA Health Forum today shows this isn't true. My latest for
@motherjones.bsky.social. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
@motherjones.bsky.social. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Forced sterilisation of women is still an horrific reality in the EU today.
Great article by @ketrinjochecova.bsky.social and Sarah Wheaton shedding light on what can only be called eugenics:
www.politico.eu/article/thes...
Great article by @ketrinjochecova.bsky.social and Sarah Wheaton shedding light on what can only be called eugenics:
www.politico.eu/article/thes...
These Roma women were sterilized without their consent. Is compensation enough to stop the fight?
Elena Gorolová repeated her story until the Czech government was forced to listen.
www.politico.eu
November 21, 2024 at 8:13 AM
Forced sterilisation of women is still an horrific reality in the EU today.
Great article by @ketrinjochecova.bsky.social and Sarah Wheaton shedding light on what can only be called eugenics:
www.politico.eu/article/thes...
Great article by @ketrinjochecova.bsky.social and Sarah Wheaton shedding light on what can only be called eugenics:
www.politico.eu/article/thes...
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Azerbaijan has been further emboldened to crack down on opposition since hosting the UN climate summit COP29, says the son of a dissident now under house arrest.
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
Azerbaijan using COP29 to jail rights defenders, says son of detained dissident
Azerbaijan has been further emboldened to crack down on opposition since hosting the UN climate summit COP29, says the son of a dissident now under house arrest.
euobserver.com
November 20, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Azerbaijan has been further emboldened to crack down on opposition since hosting the UN climate summit COP29, says the son of a dissident now under house arrest.
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
euobserver.com/eu-and-the-w...
Shame on EU countries, especially France and Germany, for blocking efforts for a consent-based approach to criminalise rape and not criminalising forced sterilisation. Women and girls deserve more!
www.edf-feph.org/shame-eu-mem...
www.edf-feph.org/shame-eu-mem...
Shame! EU Member States fail to criminalise forced sterilisation and rape
In 2022, the European Commission presented a proposal for a Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence, which the disability movement seized on to campaign for the...
www.edf-feph.org
January 24, 2024 at 10:45 AM
Shame on EU countries, especially France and Germany, for blocking efforts for a consent-based approach to criminalise rape and not criminalising forced sterilisation. Women and girls deserve more!
www.edf-feph.org/shame-eu-mem...
www.edf-feph.org/shame-eu-mem...
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🚨 BREAKING: Luxembourg’s Nicolas Schmit is running to become the center-left European Socialists’ lead candidate for the EU election, the party announced.
Socialists pick Nicolas Schmit to lead EU election campaign
Luxembourg’s relatively unknown EU commissioner is the only candidate to spearhead the center-left’s campaign.
www.politico.eu
January 18, 2024 at 3:20 PM
🚨 BREAKING: Luxembourg’s Nicolas Schmit is running to become the center-left European Socialists’ lead candidate for the EU election, the party announced.
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Human rights in decline globally as leaders fail to uphold laws, report warns
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Human rights in decline globally as leaders fail to uphold laws, report warns
Human Rights Watch’s annual report highlights politicians’ double standards and ‘transactional diplomacy’ amid escalating crises
www.theguardian.com
January 11, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Human rights in decline globally as leaders fail to uphold laws, report warns
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...