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No Justice: Torture, trafficking and segregation in Mexico

22 July, 2015

Behind the closed doors of Mexico City’s institutions for people with disabilities, atrocious abuses are taking place that amount to nothing less than torture. Children and adults are denied treatment and are left to languish covered in their own urine and feces in filthy dehumanizing conditions.

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Twice Violated

1 April, 2015

The present report is based on the results of a year-long study carried out by Disability Rights International (DRI) together with the Women’s Group of the Colectivo Chuhcan –the first organization in Mexico directed by persons with psychosocial disabilities.

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Proyecto de datos ciudadanos: investiga, documenta y problematiza la institucionalización de infancias y personas adultas con discapacidad

Parte 1 de 3: Consideraciones estratégicas para investigaciones efectivas
Jueves, 10 de septiembre de 2026

ORGANIZADO POR: Disability Rights International (DRI), con el apoyo International Disability Alliance (IDA) y la Fundación Lumos.

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NBC News Highlights DRI’s Work in Ukraine

Russia’s War Creates Orphanage Crisis In Ukraine. More than 11 million people have fled Ukraine as a result of Russia’s invasion. But many of most the vulnerable — mentally and physically disabled children — have been left behind.

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Citizen Data Project: Investigate, Document and Challenge Institutionalization of Children and Adults with Disabilities

A three-part training webinar by Disability Rights International to engage civil society in monitoring and advocacy. Supported by International Disability Alliance (IDA) & Lumos Foundation

Part 1 of 3: Strategic Considerations for Effective Investigations
Held September 10, 2026

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Abandoned & Disappeared (Mexico)

DRI conducted a year-long investigation in Mexico in 2010, culminating in the release of the report, Abandoned & Disappeared: Mexico's Segregation and Abuse of Children and Adults with Disabilities. Within institutions, investigators identify a broad range of atrocious conditions and life-threatening forms of mistreatment.