Orphanages are no place
for children
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Investigations
Documenting and reporting on the pervasive and abusive practice of institutionalizing children and adults with disabilities.
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Advocacy
Global campaigns to end institutionalization and empower people with disabilities to make change in their own societies.
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Strategic Litigation
To protect victims of abuse and ensure their full inclusion in society through international human rights bodies.
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DRI’s Dragana Ciric Milovanovic will address the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) Committee Wednesday August 28 at 9-10am ET (3-4pm Geneva).
The event marks the anniversary of the UN Guidelines on Deinstitutionalization – human rights standards drafted with assistance of DRI and allies in the Global Coalition on Deinstitutionalization.
Watch webcast live or review recording here.
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Watch the recording of the UN side event "The Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Strategic Litigation" featuring a presentation from Priscila Rodríguez on how DRI's recent work will have a profound impact on litigating the rights of persons with disabilities.
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