Departments

National CRPD Monitoring Mechanism

Tasks of the department

The Monitoring Mechanism conducts research on the situation of persons with disabilities in Germany and prepares scientific studies and publications on the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD). It organises events on important UN CRPD topics and provides information on the rights of persons with disabilities through press and public relations work.

It holds regular meetings with persons with disabilities and their representative organisations ("association consultations") as well as the federal and state commissioners for persons with disabilities. As far as possible, it advises politicians at federal and state level, employees in ministries and authorities, in courts and in non-governmental organisations and associations on all issues relating to the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The National CRPD Monitoring Mechanism issues statements and recommendations on political, official and judicial decisions and calls for compliance with the UN Convention.

Main areas of focus

  • Action plans
  • Education
  • Guardianship law
  • Health
  • Housing
  • Mobility
  • Participation
  • Protection against discrimination
  • Protection against violence
  • Women
  • Work

Fundamentals of human rights

Publications

Contact

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Dr. Leander Palleit

Head of Department

Phone: +4930 259 359 - 450

E-mail: palleit(at)dimr.de

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Dr. Britta Schlegel

Head of Department

Phone: +4930 259 359 - 450

E-mail: schlegel(at)dimr.de

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Cathrin Kameni

Assistant to the Heads of Department

Phone: +4930 259 359 - 450

E-mail: un-brk(at)dimr.de

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Ezgi Aydınlık

Researcher and Policy Adviser

Phone: +4930 259 359 - 477

E-mail: aydinlik(at)dimr.de

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Dr. Catharina Hübner

Researcher and Policy Adviser
Project Management Monitoring Berlin

Phone: +4930 259 359 - 413

E-mail: huebner(at)dimr.de

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Dr. Susann Kroworsch

Senior Researcher and Policy Adviser

Phone: +4930 259 359 - 444

E-mail: kroworsch(at)dimr.de

Frieder Kurbjeweit

Researcher and Policy Adviser

Phone: +4930 259 359 - 442

E-mail: kurbjeweit(at)dimr.de

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Peter Litschke

Senior Researcher and Policy Adviser
(absent until the end of January 2025)

Phone: +4930 259 359 - 457

E-mail: litschke(at)dimr.de

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Sandra Niggemann

Researcher and Policy Adviser
Monitoring Saarland

Phone: +4930 259 359 - 237

E-mail: niggemann(at)dimr.de

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Dr. Jana Offergeld

Researcher and Policy Adviser

Phone: 030 259 359 - 244

E-mail: offergeld(at)dimr.de

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Sabrina Prem

Researcher and Policy Adviser

Phone: +4930 259 359 - 402

E-mail: prem(at)dimr.de

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Dr. Nicole Viktoria Przytulla

Researcher and Policy Adviser

Phone: +4930 259 359 - 469

E-mail: przytulla(at)dimr.de

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Freda Wagner

Public Relations Officer, Online Editor

Phone: +4930 259 359 – 247

E-mail: wagner(at)dimr.de

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Dr. Sören Zimmermann

Researcher and Policy Adviser
Monitoring Saarland

Phone: +4930 259 359-416

E-mail: zimmermann(at)dimr.de

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Mina Rein

Student Assistant

Phone: +4930 259 359 - 464

E-mail: mrein(at)dimr.de

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