Many thanks to Holly and Nick
Holly Valance, DRI’s International Ambassador – and a UK based actress, singer and television host – and her husband Nick Candy, a developer and international entrepreneur, have been incredibly supportive and generous benefactors to the work of DRI for many years. They are both fiercely committed to the human rights of people with disabilities and have a special place in their hearts for the plight of institutionalized children.
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DRI has found through its investigations that abuse against women and girls with disabilities – such as trafficking, forced sterilization, sexual violence, and physical abuse – is rampant, especially when women and girls are locked away and forgotten in institutions and orphanages.
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)
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