NYT Op-Ed: Stop Abduction of Ukrainian Children
DRI President Laurie Ahern's letter to the New York Times, regarding children with disabilities during Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Our work in Orphanages
BBC followed Disability Rights International into Ukraine institutions for children with disabilities
"The billions of dollars of international aid being pumped into Ukraine during the war should also be used to shut down orphanages, support families to care for their children and build a community that accepts disability," says Eric Rosenthal, Executive director of DRI.
Webinar recording: A Global Controversy: International Human Rights Implications of Replacing Orphanages with Small Group Homes
A Global Controversy: International Human Rights Implications of Replacing Orphanages with Small Group Homes
International Aid Funds Institutionalization in Guatemala
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Submission to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2017)
Perspectives on Human Rights
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A Mandate to End Placement of Children in Institutions and Orphanages: The duty of governments and donors to prevent segregation and torture (2017)
DRI President, Laurie Ahern, Op-Ed in Huffington Post "Ukraine Orphanages Feeder for Human Trafficking"
"Governments, faith-based groups and churches, aid agencies and volunteer tourists, who donate cash and goods to orphanages or build and refurbish children's homes and other institutions, may be inadvertently funding human trafficking." - Laurie Ahern, DRI President