The Council of Europe has condemned France for not respecting disability rights in accessing education, healthcare and public transport, following a complaint lodged in 2018. Whilst not legally binding, the decision piles on the pressure some 500 days before the Paris Olympics, which thousands of disabled people are expected to attend.
In failing to make transport, buildings and healthcare fully available to all, France has violated the social charter on the rights of disabled people, the Council of Europe’s European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR), announced on Monday.
