DRI Supports the Creation of the Colectivo Chuhcan
The Colectivo Chuhcan: a new voice for people with psychosocial disabilities in Mexico
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.
Historic Victory against Segregation in Serbia
Belgrade, Serbia--July 28, 2011-- Disability Rights International's partner in Serbia, Mental Disability Rights Initiative (MDRI-S), supported by a wide network of human rights and disability groups, succeeded this week in pressuring the European Union to back down from funding the reconstruction of six institutions for people with disabilities in Serbia. The €5.1 million ($7.3 million USD) project has now been redrafted to support the creation of community services that allow children and adults to leave institutions and live in the community
Director of Massachusetts "Shock School" Resigns After Being Indicted on Criminal Charges
Watch the ABC Nightline story or read the Guardian of London article on Israel's Indictments Washington, DC -- May 26, 2011 -- Today, we can celebrate a small victory.
The Guardian Exposes the Truth about the Judge Rotenberg Center
Washington, DC -- March 14, 2011 -- Last year, Disability Rights International published the report Torture not Treatment: Electric Shock and Long-Term Restraint in the United States on Children and Adults with Disabilities at the Judge Rotenberg Center. The report resulted in a top United Nations human rights official declaring that the school's practice of shocking children to control behavior was, in fact, torture--and a
DRI finds children and adults with disabilities disappeared, trafficked, and abused in Mexico’s psychiatric facilities and orphanages
- Click here to watch ABC Nightline Coverage
- Click here to read about DRI's investigation in the New York Times
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – November 30, 2010 – Following a year- long investigation, Disability Rights International (DRI) and the Comisión Méxicana de Defensa y Promoción de
Sign our Petition to Close the Judge Rotenberg Center
Washington, DC--November 23, 2010-- Disability Rights International has partnered with People First of New Hampshire to host a petition calling to end the torture of children and young adults with disabilities at the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC) in Massachusetts.
JRC practices a form of aversive therapy that is unique in the United States.
Paul Steven Miller (May 4, 1961 – October 19, 2010)
It is with great sadness that we at Disability Rights International (DRI) mourn the death of Paul Steven Miller, a former DRI board member and a legend in the disability rights movement in the United States. Paul died at his home on October 19, 2010, following a long illness, surrounded by his family and friends.
Disability Rights International's "Torture, not Treatment" Op-Ed Published in The Washington Post
October 2, 2010, Washington, DC--
An op-ed authored by Disability Rights International president Laurie Ahern concerning the egregious abuses taking place against children with disabilities at the Judge Rotenberg Center in Massachusetts, was published today in The Washington Post.
Disability Rights International Launches New Name and Website
August 6, 2010 -- Washington, DC-- We are proud to announce our organization’s new name, Disability Rights International. Our mission has not changed. Formerly Mental Disability Rights International, we remain committed to protecting the human rights and promoting the integration into society of people with disabilities. Our new name reflects the reality that people with any kind of disability—whether mental or physical—are often shut away from society, locked in institutions, and denied basic human dignity and rights.