DRI investigation reveals shocking dangers and violence faced by children living in orphanages
Listen to coverage of No Way Home: The Exploitation and Abuse of Children in Ukraine's Orphanages on Vatican Radio.
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.
Disability Rights International (DRI) research exposes egregious abuses against women with disabilities in Mexico City
Today DRI released a groundbreaking report, Abuse and Denial of Sexual and Reproductive Rights of Women with Psychosocial Disabilities in Mexico, the result of a study by DRI and the Women’s Committee of the Colectivo Chuhcan.
Thank you to DRI International Ambassador Holly Valance
DRI International Amassador Holly Valance recently participated in London’s ICAP Charity Day, where she raised $40,000 for DRI’s mission of promoting the human rights and full participation in society of people with disabilities worldwide.
Channel 4 coverage, "Mexico: The Abandoned"
Channel 4 Unreported World Mexico: The Abandoned
BBC Shines Spotlight on Abusive Institution in Guatemala – and DRI’s fight to protect detainees
Washington, DC – December 5, 2014 – Read the BBC’s reporting on abuses in Guatemala’s Federico Mora psychiatric facility, or hear the story on BBC World Service Radio.
Unlock the Cage - the most vulnerable need your help this holiday season
“I have seen abandoned and abused children in orphanages, state institutions and social care homes all over the world. I’ve seen children in cages in dozens of countries, children with no homes, children tied to beds and cribs for years. Children tortured and left to die.” Don’t children with disabilities around the world deserve as much attention and support? Will you help us help them?
Disability Rights International urges the United States to ratify the UN Disability Convention
Disability Rights International (DRI) calls on our US supporters to take immediate action to push for Senate ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
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DRI’s Eric Rosenthal Appointed Georgetown University Law School 2015-2016 Drinan Chair in Human Rights
Georgetown University Law Center today announced the appointment of Eric Rosenthal, Disability Rights International’s (DRI) founder and executive director, to the 2015-2016 Robert F. Drinan, S.J. Chair in Human Rights.
DRI files international case to protect children and adults detained in Guatemala's dangerous Federico Mora institution
October 29, 2014 - Disability Rights International (DRI) filed a case today in the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States (OAS) on behalf of people with disabilities detained in Guatemala's Federico Mora psychiatric institution.
Following DRI report, the Republic of Georgia guarantees life-saving medical care to children with hydrocephalus
April 29, 2014 – Washington, DC – Disability Rights International (DRI) applauds the Georgian government for accepting DRI’s recommendation and adopting guidelines which guarantee immediate life-saving surgeries for children with hydrocephalus.