DRI calls for an end to international support for segregation of children worldwide in the New York Times
June 18, 2014 – Washington, DC – Last weekend, the New York Times shined a light into the dark corners
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.
DRI Urges Guatemala to Implement Obligations Under IACHR Accord.
February 27th, 2014 – Washington, DC – A delegation of DRI staff and experts is in Guatemala this week to negotiate with the government on the implementation of an Accord to protect the rights of people with disabilities detained in the Federico Mora psychiatric hospital in Guatemala City.
DRI and allies testify on abuses in the Americas
DRI and activists from the Americas to testify March 25, 2014 before Inter-American Commission of the OAS on abuses of people with disabilities throughout the Americas
Eric Rosenthal op-ed in the Chicago Tribune, "Helping the Children in Ukraine"
Helping the children in Ukraine
By Eric Rosenthal Chicago Tribune May 08, 2014 at 12:00 am
BBC World News covers DRI report on human rights abuses in the Republic of Georgia
Washington, DC--January 10, 2014 -- BBC World News today aired a report publicizing the findings of Disability Rights International's (DRI) investigation into human rights abuses against children and adults with disabilities in the Republic of Georgia.
"Georgia has become one of the first ex-Soviet republics to abolish state orphanages in favour of foster care. But disabled children continue to be marginalised and face the prospect of life-long isolation from society," reports the BBC.
Following release of human rights report, DRI calls for Georgian government to take immediate action
David Sergienko Minister of Labor, Health and Social Affairs Government of the Republic of Georgia
Dear Mr. Sergienko: On Monday, December 16, Disability Rights International (DRI), a Washington-DC based human rights organization, released a report, “Left Behind: The Exclusion of Children and Adults with Disabilities from Reform and Rights Protection in the Republic of Georgia.”
DRI releases report documenting atrocious human rights abuses in the Republic of Georgia’s orphanages and institutions for people with disabilities
Tbilisi, Georgia – December 16, 2013 – Disability Rights International, an international human rights organization based in Washington, DC, released a report today documenting atrocious human rights violations in the Republic of Georgia’s orphanages and institutions for persons with disabilities. The report is the product of a three-year investigation by disability experts and health professionals from the United States.
John Rudolf, The New York Times Sunday Review - Where Mental Asylums Live On
Opinion by John Rudolf, The New York Times Sunday Review - Where Mental Asylums Live On
DRI helps Mexican activists fight human rights abuses
October 22nd, 2013 -- Washington, DC -- The New York Times today published an article profiling the Colectivo Chuhcan, Mexico's first human rights advocacy organization led by persons with psychiatric disabilities.