Washington, DC – February 5, 2018 – A new draft mental health law, now under consideration by Mexico’s Legislature, would continue to allow people with disabilities to be locked away in institutions - which is a violation of the UN Convention against Torture (CAT) and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) – both of which have been adopted and ratified by the Mexican government. 

"For decades, disabled children and adults living in institutions worldwide have suffered abuse of all kinds – from deprivation and solitary confinement in miniature cells, to sexual abuse and forced sterilisation. Now a charity which has documented this abuse for more than 20 years is bringing a landmark legal case against the Mexican government, with the intention of laying down a new line in international law." 

"DRI announced that in the absence of progress and commitment from the Mexican State, it will go to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to present cases of "atrocious" abuses and violations against people with disabilities "committed with the consent of authorities.""

Read the full article here (published in Spanish). 

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Several news organizations report on DRI's announcement to go before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to present cases of abuse and violations against people with disabilities.

Read their coverage here (in Spanish):

Animal Politico

E-Veracruz

My Central Oregon reports, "Lawsuit to be Filed Against Mexico for Alleged Abuses Against Disabled"

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