A new article from BBC News, Infanticide in Kenya: ‘I was told to kill my disabled baby’, was released covering DRI's latest Kenya report, Infanticide and Abuse: Killing and confinement of children with disabilities in Kenya.
Here is a brief excerpt of their coverage:
While infanticide was the most shocking part of the Disability Rights International's report, it is not its only finding. The researchers initially set out to assess conditions in orphanages and care homes, where nearly 3,500 children in Kenya live.
The author of the report, Priscila Rodriguez, told the BBC: "What is outrageous is that the government is passing the responsibility for these children to orphanages... Out of sight, out of mind; the government does not need to care for them any more, does not need to provide for them, does not need to ensure the supports they need are there."