EU Charter of Fundamental Rights
The Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (made in 2000 and legally binding from 2009) brings together the basic rights of all people living in the EU. It clearly bans discrimination against people with disabilities and supports their right to be independent and take part in society.
Key point
The EU Charter is built on top of an older set of European rights laws. The European Convention on Human Rights (1950), binding on all Council of Europe members, also covers disability, but only indirectly under “other status” — disability is not named. The Charter is clearer and to the point.