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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.

DRI Founder, Eric Rosenthal, speaks at the UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue on disability and Sustainable Development Goals

Eric Rosenthal, DRI Founder & Executive Director, spoke at the recent webinar, Making the SDGs Work for and with Persons with Disabilities: A UN DESA Global Policy Dialogue on Tuesday, December 17th. 

View the event recording here: https://webtv.un.org/en/asset/k15/k15pdgmjgt 

DRI Speaks Out Against Institutionalization of Children at First Global Ministerial Conference on Violence Against Children

DRI’s Associate Director, Priscila Rodríguez, spoke at the First Global Ministerial Conference on Violence Against Children on how institutionalization of children is a form of violence and it needs to stop. Children belong in families and governments have the obligations to support them to guarantee their right to grow up in a family.

Watch a recording of the event (in Spanish) here. 

DRI Calls for Urgent Global Action to End Institutionalization of Children

DRI’s Dragana Ciric Milovanovic addressed 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 the recording here.

DRI's Priscila Rodríguez speaks at UN Side Event on Strategic Litigation to Protect People with Disabilities

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.

Inter- American Commission on Human Rights hears testimony on abuse and torture case filed by DRI and Georgetown Law School’s O’Neil Institute

Washington, DC, July 2023 – The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), recently held a public hearing on a case filed against the Mexican government by Disability Rights International (DRI) and Georgetown University Law School’s O'Neill Institute, regarding the abuses and torture perpetrated against children and adults – most with developmental disabilities - who are confined indefinitely to the Casa Esperanza Institution in Mexico.  

New DRI Report - Families Find a Way: Children with disabilities in war-torn Ukraine

DRI asked more than 500 brave and courageous families living in Ukraine what they are now experiencing during the war and what they need. These interviews provide a blueprint of the change that must occur – by governments, donors, policymakers, caregivers, and communities during the war and recovery process. We must hear their stories and listen to their voices.