Liberali reports, "Court found the rule of parking in Tbilisi to be discriminatory toward people with disabilities"
Liberali reports, "Court found the rule of parking in Tbilisi to be discriminatory toward people with disabilities" (In Georgian)
DRI’s work and media campaigns have exposed to the world the horrors these children face. The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, Huffington Post, BBC, Al Jazeera, CNN, social media, ABC, NPR, NBC, news and documentaries – just to name a few - have continually covered DRI’s work, including DRI’s opinion and editorial pieces, resulting in uninterrupted pressure on those who have the power to assist in making change.
Press in Serbia Covers MDRI-S Demand to Stop Institutionalization
NIN Press covers MDRI-S demand to stop institutionalization in article, "Residential institution Veternik between old habits and new rules"
Eric Rosenthal delivers commencement address at Georgetown Law Center
Watch Rosenthal's commencement address at Georgetown University Law Center here.
Desinformémonos reports DRI will denounce Mexico before the IACHR
"DRI announced that in the absence of progress and commitment from the Mexican State, it will go to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to present cases of "atrocious" abuses and violations against people with disabilities "committed with the consent of authorities.""
UPDATE - Threats continue against DRI staff in Mexico
Watch ABC World News Tonight coverage of DRI's work in Mexico here.
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Multiple sources report Mexico ignores the grave abuses against persons with disabilities
Several news organizations report on DRI's announcement to go before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to present cases of abuse and violations against people with disabilities.
Read their coverage here (in Spanish):
TVNewser reports Why David Muir “Will Stay on the Case” of the Forgotten Children
TVNewser reports Why David Muir “Will Stay on the Case” of the Forgotten Children
DRI staff threatened on eve of press conference in Mexico City
DRI founder and Executive Director Eric Rosenthal, along with DRI’s Mexico staff, were threatened last evening with violence against them if they held today’s planned press conference, where they will announce legal action against the government, for allowing egregious human rights abuses against children and adults with disabilities, to continue unabated, despite reports from DRI. Watch ABC World News with David Muir tonight – DRI’s work in Mexico
DRI President Laurie Ahern on Experience Talks radio show
Listen to DRI President Laurie Ahern discuss how her personal background led her to DRI and her commitment to our work on Experience Talks, a radio show based in Los Angeles. Listen here: http://www.experiencetalks.org/listen.
Laurie Ahern is the winner of the 2015 Encore.org Purpose Prize.