DRI calls for an end to international support for segregation of children worldwide in the New York Times
June 18, 2014 – Washington, DC – Last weekend, the New York Times shined a light into the dark corners
June 18, 2014 – Washington, DC – Last weekend, the New York Times shined a light into the dark corners
DRI and activists from the Americas to testify March 25, 2014 before Inter-American Commission of the OAS on abuses of people with disabilities throughout the Americas
Washington, DC--January 10, 2014 -- BBC World News today aired a report publicizing the findings of Disability Rights International's (DRI) investigation into human rights abuses against children and adults with disabilities in the Republic of Georgia.
"Georgia has become one of the first ex-Soviet republics to abolish state orphanages in favour of foster care. But disabled children continue to be marginalised and face the prospect of life-long isolation from society," reports the BBC.
David Sergienko Minister of Labor, Health and Social Affairs Government of the Republic of Georgia Dear Mr. Sergienko: On Monday, December 16, Disability Rights International (DRI), a Washington-DC based human rights organization, released a report, “Left Behind: The Exclusion of Children and Adults with Disabilities from Reform and Rights Protection in the Republic of Georgia.”
For information contact: Eric Rosenthal, Executive Director, DRI Telephone: +1-202-361-9195 ([email protected]) Eric Mathews: Advocacy Associate, DRI Telephone: +1-202-320-0232 ([email protected])