2019
September 17, 2019
In the country, the disabled are detained in highly dangerous institutions, according to NGOs (in Spanish)
La Jornada
September 16, 2019
Disability and reproductive justice (in Spanish)
Animal Politico/GIRE
September 13, 2019
Some great slopes of the State: take out of institutions, listen to PWD, have data (in Spanish)
Yo También
September 11, 2019
Forced sterilizations and sexual violence suffer women with disabilities (in Spanish)
Voces Feministas
September 10, 2019
Local judiciary, without training to serve people with disabilities (in Spanish)
Datamos
January 23, 2019
School Shocks Students With Disabilities. The FDA Is Moving To Ban The Practice
NPR
2018
December 18, 2018
Human rights body calls on US school to ban electric shocks on children
The Guardian
November 20, 2018
Stigma pushes disabled children into ‘dangerous’ Kenyan orphanages
The Guardian
November 16, 2018
‘It’s torture’: critics step up bid to stop US school using electric shocks on children
The Guardian
September 28, 2018
Stigma, poverty leave ‘cursed’ disabled children neglected in Kenya’s orphanages
Thomson Reuters Foundation News
September 27, 2018
Infanticide in Kenya: ‘I was told to kill my disabled baby’
BBC News
July 16, 2018
Guatemala’s orphanage children caged, abused – report
Thomson Reuters Foundation News
2017
December 18, 2017
Pese a las promesas, México no mejora el trato a discapacitados mentales: ONG
La Jornada (in Spanish)
March 22, 2017
The Guatemala fire tragedy shows why it’s time to get rid of orphanages
The Washington Post
March 16, 2017
A tragedy at a children’s home in Guatemala
The Economist
March 15, 2017
Children Who Survived Fire in Guatemala Are Still Not Safe, Report Says
The New York Times
March 9, 2017
Mexican government accused of torture at disabled care home
The Guardian
2016
October 7, 2016
Legal capacity – take and give (video)
RTS National News (in Serbian)
September 26, 2016
Out of sight: the orphanages where disabled children are abandoned
The Guardian
September 12, 2016
Anna Arganashvili about problems of children with autism while using public transportation
JAM News (in Georgian)
August 26, 2016
PHR demands remedy for person with disability because of discriminatory treatment against him
Liberali (in Georgian)
July 12, 2016
Court found the rule of parking in Tbilisi to be discriminatory toward people with disabilities
Liberali
July 8, 2016
International Conference to Advance Equality for Persons with Disabilities
United National Press Center
July 7, 2016
Residential institution Veternik between old habits and new rules
NIN Press (in Serbian)
July 3, 2016
Equality before the law and supported decision-making
RTS National News (in Serbian)
Equality before the law and supported decision-making (video)
RTS National News (in Serbian)
June 30, 2016
Problems of Early Development Services for Children
TV Pirveli
June 25, 2016
Inclusive education (video)
Rustavi 2 (in Georgian)
June 14, 2016
Serbia must respect disability rights (press release)
Media Center (in Serbian)
May 31, 2016
Discriminatino of child with autism on the grounds of disability
Radio Imedi (in Georgian)
May 19, 2015
Constitutional case of women with disabilities living in the institution (video)
Matsne (in Georgian)
May 18, 2016
Disability Rights International will file a complain for abuses at Casa Esperanza
Milenio TV (In Spanish)
May 15, 2016
Disability Rights International will denounce Mexico before the IACHR for torture and violations against disabled
El hormiguero (In Spanish)
Disability Rights International will denounce Mexico before the IACHR for torture and violations against disabled
Desinformémonos (In Spanish)
May 13, 2016
Mexico without interest in persons with disabilities
OR Multimedios (In Spanish)
May 12, 2016
Torture, sexual violence and more…the disabled in Mexico
Global media (In Spanish)
Disabled face torture, sexual violence and forced sterilization
Antes de Eva (In Spanish)
May 11, 2016
Mexico ignores the grave abuses against persons with disabilities: international NGO
Animal Politico (in Spanish)
Mexico ignores the grave abuses against persons with disabilities: international NGO
e-Veracruz (In Spanish)
Why David Muir “Will Stay on the Case” of the Forgotten Children
TVNewser
Mexico ignores abuses against disabled: NGO
Mientras Tanto (in Spanish)
Mexico ignores the grave abuses against persons with disabilities
Vanguardia (in Spanish)
Mexico ignores the graves abuses against persons with disabilities
El blog de budy y el golfo (in Spanish)
May 10, 2016
David Muir Reports: Lawsuit to be Filed Against Mexico for Human Rights Abuses Against Disabled
ABC News
Unsolved: possible irregularies against children in Casa Esperanza: DRI
Noticias MVS (in Spanish)
Lawsuit to be Filed Against Mexico for Alleged Abuses Against Disabled
My Central Oregon
DIF-DF denounces violation of privacy by organization
Excelsior (in Spanish)
DIF-DF denounces Disability Rights International
Noticieros de Mexico (in Spanish)
April 22, 2016
My Right, Your Obligation – Education Institutions (video)
RTS National News (in Serbian)
April 21, 2016
Discrimination of people with disabilities conducted by the dolfinarium (video)
Adjara TV (in Georgian)
Problems of inclusive education (video)
TV Pirveli
April 1, 2016
World Autism Day (video)
GDS (in Georgian)
March 29, 2016
School as a reward (video)
Pescsnik (in Serbian)
March 26, 2016
School as a reward (15 minute video)
Pescanik (in Serbian)
March 23, 2016
Education as a precondition of equality of children with disabilities (press release)
Media Center (in Serbian)
February 9, 2016
Demonstration against discrimination of children with disabilities conducted by public officials
Public Broadcaster (in Georgian)
2015
November 6, 2015
Round table on the rights of children with disabilities
Subotica (in Serbian)
August 13, 2015
Adapted environment for people with disabilities (video)
Rustavi 2 (in Georgian)
August 11, 2015
Investigation: what is happening to children in Ukrainian Institutions?
Voice of America (Ukrainian)
August 9, 2015
“El gobierno abandonó no sólo a los niños sino a sus familias”: Priscila Rodríguez
Univision Al Punto, interview about abuses in Mexican institutions (Spanish)
August 1, 2015
The Visionaries on PBS, No One Left Behind, a 2-part documentary profiling DRI’s work and the impact it has had worldwide
July 30, 2015
Mexico City Bans Cages, Restraints at Facilities for People with Disabilities
ABC News
July 22, 2015
Denuncian abuso sexual y maltrato en casa hogar para débiles mentales del DF
Proceseo (Spanish)
June 11, 2015
Представительница НПО: инвалиды в украинских интернатах подвергаются насилию
United Nations Radio (Russian)
May 1, 2015
Inclusion of people with disabilities (video)
Radio Imedi (in Georgian)
April 25, 2015
Rights of Children are Severely Violated in Ukraine
Apostrophe (Ukrainian)
April 18, 2015
Ukraine’s disabled orphans face abuse, new report shows
Stefan Bos, Vatican Radio
April 17, 2015
Orphanages and institutions: prison or social care facility?
Ukrainian National Public Radio (45 minute video)
April 17, 2015
In Ukrainian Institutions Girls Receive Forced Abortions
Magnolia TV (Ukrainian)
April 16, 2015
Ukraine’s disabled condemned to life in institutions
Peter Leonard and Efrem Lukatsky, Associated Press
March 2, 2015
Forced Sterilization in Mexico
Al Jazeera
February 26, 2015
Mexican women with mental health problems pressured into sterilisation
Jo Tuckman, The Guardian
2014
December 7, 2014
World’s Most Dangerous Hospital
Chris Rogers, BBC Our World
Mexico: The Abandoned
Channel 4 Unreported World
November 15, 2014
DRI and PHR joint training about disability rights
Adjara TV
January 10, 2014
Georgia’s young disabled ‘left behind’ by childcare reform
Rayhan Demytrie, BBC News
2013
November 3, 2013
Where Mental Asylums Live On
John Rudolf, The New York Times Sunday Review
June 4, 2013
Eric Rosenthal, Disability Rights Pioneer, Wins Charles Bronfman Prize
Kenneth Kalman, The Jewish Week
September 30, 2005
Turkey’s Disabled
The New York Times Opinion Pages
Op-Eds by DRI Staff
November 3, 2017
Millions of children are locked away in orphanages – this must stop
DRI President Laurie Ahern published in the Guardian
January 15, 2016
CNN Should Reexamine Support for Orphanages
DRI President Laurie Ahern’s blog post featured on The Huffington Post
June 2, 2015
Ukraine Orphanages Feeder for Human Trafficking
DRI President Laurie Ahern’s blog post featured on The Huffington Post
May 22, 2015
Donors Need to Support Vulnerable Families not Rebuild Nepalese Orphanages
DRI President Laurie Ahern’s blog post featured on the The Huffington Post
May 8, 2014
Helping the children in Ukraine
DRI Executive Director Eric Rosenthal published in the Chicago Tribune
August 9, 2013
Orphanages are no place for children
DRI President Laurie Ahern published in the Washington Post
May 20, 2012
Nations must protect their children, not their reputations
DRI President Laurie Ahern published in the Washington Post
October 2, 2010
Disabled children at Mass. school are tortured, not treated
DRI President Laurie Ahern published in the Washington Post