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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.
New DRI report finds appalling conditions in Bulgaria’s group homes
Sofia, Bulgaria, November 21, 2019 – Disability Rights International (DRI) released a report today, A Dead End for Children - Bulgaria’s Group Homes, documenting the dehumanizing and dangerous conditions of children placed in Bulgarian group homes.
La Jornada reports on DRI's latest Mexico Report (In Spanish)
Read La Jornada's coverage (in Spanish) of DRI's latest Mexico report, At the Mexico-US Border and Segregated from Society.
Joint shadow report to UN CRPD Committee
Disability Rights International (DRI) and a coalition of women, children and disability rights organizations –the “Colectivo Chuhcan” A.C., EQUIS Justice for Women A.C. (EQUIS), Information Group on Elected Reproduction (GIRE), Transversal, Action on the Rights of People with Disabilities A.C. and the Mexico Children’s Rights Network (REDIM), submitted a report to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities for the Committee (CRPD Committee).
DRI protests "City of Children" in Armenia
Disability Rights International (DRI) has long been concerned about the human rights of people with disabilities in Armenia. In the 1990’s we trained and supported many impressive disability activists in the country. We worked closely with activists committed to ending the institutionalization of children and people with disabilities in orphanages and other institutions.
Video: History and work of Disability Rights International
Disability Rights International (DRI) was founded 25 years ago and was one of the first human rights organizations dedicated to the recognition and enforcement of disability rights as human rights. Watch the video to see the history and work of DRI.
Report release - At the US Border and Segregated from Society
Baja California, Mexico, May 2019 - Disability Rights International (DRI) released the report "At the US Border and Segregated from Society" documenting the improper detention, abuse, and death of children and adults with disabilities detained in institutions in Mexico in the State of Baja California. These findings demonstrate the serious risks faced by any child or person with a disability who might be deported from the United States or turned away at the US border.
Watch video - Webinar on Family and Community Integration of Children under CRPD
On April 30, 2019, the European Network on Independent Living and Disability Rights International held a webinar on ‘Family and Community Integration of Children under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD): Implications for Group Homes and Residential Care of New Human Rights Standards and Findings from Research’.
Victory for disability rights in Mexico
Mexico City - March 19, 2019 - In a historic ruling, Mexico’s Supreme Court of Justice has determined that the guardianship of people with disabilities is unconstitutional and contrary to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).