DRI petition leads to UN condemnation of Mexico institutions. Video shows atrocious abuses and recommended reforms.
Orphanages are no place
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At COSP on June 9th - Citizen Data on Residential Institutionalization for Persons with Disabilities
Watch this discussion on improving data collection methods and transparency on persons with disabilities in institutions. Watch: tinyurl.com/CitizenDataCOSP
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The 20th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) offers an important opportunity to draw attention to its crucial role as a legal instrument within the broader international human rights architecture. This side event will examine the evolving impact of the CRPD on other international and regional human rights instruments. Recently, it can be observed that the jurisprudence of courts and the practice of treaty bodies increasingly refer to the CRPD and interpret other human rights instruments in light of its standards.
Investigations
Documenting and reporting on the pervasive and abusive practice of institutionalizing children and adults with disabilities.
Advocacy
Global campaigns to end institutionalization and empower people with disabilities to make change in their own societies.
Strategic Litigation
To protect victims of abuse and ensure their full inclusion in society through international human rights bodies.
There are one billion children and adults with disabilities worldwide, most still segregated from society in abusive institutions, living in poverty, or left without educational and economic opportunity.
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