DRI International Amassador Holly Valance recently participated in London’s ICAP Charity Day, where she raised $40,000 for DRI’s mission of promoting the human rights and full participation in society of people with disabilities worldwide.
Washington, DC – December 5, 2014 – Read the BBC’s reporting on abuses in Guatemala’s Federico Mora psychiatric facility, or hear the story on BBC World Service Radio.
“I have seen abandoned and abused children in orphanages, state institutions and social care homes all over the world. I’ve seen children in cages in dozens of countries, children with no homes, children tied to beds and cribs for years. Children tortured and left to die.” Don’t children with disabilities around the world deserve as much attention and support? Will you help us help them?
Disability Rights International (DRI) calls on our US supporters to take immediate action to push for Senate ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). Read more >>
Georgetown University Law Center today announced the appointment of Eric Rosenthal, Disability Rights International’s (DRI) founder and executive director, to the 2015-2016 Robert F. Drinan, S.J. Chair in Human Rights.