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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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.
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.
Check out our new Strategic Litigation page!
One of DRI’s main strategic goals is to advance the right of all people with disabilities to live as part of society. While Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities establishes a right to live in the community with choices equal to others, millions of children and adults with disabilities remain detained in orphanages, psychiatric facilities, and other institutions around the world.
International Women's Day
In honor of International Women's Day, check out DRI's new page highlighting our work on behalf of women and girls with disabilities - www.driadvocacy.org/women-and-girls.
CNN Should Reexamine Support of Orphanages -- DRI President Laurie Ahern
As in several previous years, CNN continues to reward ill-advised but well-meaning, caring people who build and staff orphanages in developing countries. By doing so, CNN is perpetuating an outmoded belief that orphanages are a safe refuge for children.