Chairman Menendez Applauds Senate Passage of National Defense Legislation Including Foreign Relations Committee Priorities U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, released a statement following the U.S. Senate’s passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024. This year’s defense package included numerous priorities Chairman Menendez spearheaded […]
DRI REPORT – Families Find a Way: Children with disabilities in war-torn Ukraine
Please read our newest report on families and children living in the midst of a war: “DRI asked more than 500 brave and courageous families living in Ukraine what they are now experiencing during the war and what they need. The war has worsened the widespread problems families have faced as they struggle with little […]
DRI Webinar – Families find a way: Children with disabilities in war-torn Ukraine
Hear them speak out Recording of the webinar available from the following links: Recording in Ukrainian HERE Recording with English Translation HERE Disability Rights International (DRI) and Disability Rights Ukraine (DRU) release a report based on interviews and a survey of more than 500 families throughout Ukraine. Moderator: Olga Levshukova, Ukraine Program Associate, DRI Lead […]
Stop Abduction of Ukrainian Children
In NYT, DRI President Calls for Protection of Ukrainian Families To the Editor: Re “Russia Signals Intention to Deport More Children” (news article, March 19): Many of the teens and toddlers abducted by Russia from Ukraine have been taken from orphanages, but are not orphans at all. They have parents and extended families. Most end […]
International Children with Disabilities Protection Act: Senate Briefing & Reception December 6th 2022
Link to DRI PSA Senate Bill for the International Children with Disabilities Protection Act. HERE Link to Livestream recording of the Senate Briefing & Reception Celebrating the International Children with Disabilities Protection Act and International Day of Persons with Disabilities. HERE