Orphanages are no place
for children
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The Meeting Place provides brief and accessible selection of recent highlights and opinions, relevant for children with disabilities.
Led by Disability Rights International, and in collaboration with the Global Coalition on Deinstitutionalization (GC-DI) and Lumos Foundation, The Disability Rights Initiative for Children works to bring together the disability and child rights communities — creating a true meeting place for collaboration, shared learning, and coordinated action.
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At COSP on June 9th - Citizen Data on Residential Institutionalization for Persons with Disabilities
Watch this discussion on improving data collection methods and transparency on persons with disabilities in institutions. Watch: tinyurl.com/CitizenDataCOSP
Investigations
Documenting and reporting on the pervasive and abusive practice of institutionalizing children and adults with disabilities.
Advocacy
Global campaigns to end institutionalization and empower people with disabilities to make change in their own societies.
Strategic Litigation
To protect victims of abuse and ensure their full inclusion in society through international human rights bodies.
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