Disability Rights International (DRI) research exposes egregious abuses against women with disabilities in Mexico City
DRI and allies testify on abuses in the Americas
DRI and activists from the Americas to testify March 25, 2014 before Inter-American Commission of the OAS on abuses of people with disabilities throughout the Americas
Unreported World Series 26: The Abandoned Mexico
Ade Adepitan of Unreported World travels to Mexico to meet with disability activists of the Colectivo Chuchan who are going into psychiatric institutions to expose the abusive and inhumane conditions inside (captions available).
DRI helps Mexican activists fight human rights abuses
October 22nd, 2013 -- Washington, DC -- The New York Times today published an article profiling the Colectivo Chuhcan, Mexico's first human rights advocacy organization led by persons with psychiatric disabilities.
DRI submits amicus brief to Mexican Supreme Court in a landmark case for disability rights
Mexico City, Mexico- July 16, 2013 - Disability Rights International (DRI) and partners in Mexico presented an amicus brief last week to the Mexican Supreme Court in the case of Ricardo Adair, a 24-year old Mexican youth with Asperger Syndrome. Ricardo has lived under the legal guardianship of his parents since 2007, when a judicial review decided he was unable to make decisions on his own.
The Rights of Persons with Mental Disabilities in the New Mexican Criminal Justice System
Watch DRI's Video Documentation of Human Rights Violations in Mexican Institutions
March 26, 2012--Washington, DC--On Friday, Disability Rights International (DRI) and a coalition of partners from Mexico challenged the Mexican government at a hearing before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). Eric Rosenthal, Executive Director of DRI, presented video evidence of torture in Mexico's psychiatric institutions, orphanages and other social care facilities. Please watch and share DRI's video testimony.
Video Testimony before the Inter-American Commission on Torture in Mexico's Institutions:
Disability Rights International (DRI) and a coalition of partners from Mexico testified before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) at a public hearing on Friday, March 23, 2012. DRI's findings in Mexico are "deeply disturbing" said DRI Executive Director Eric Rosenthal, J.D., "and the Mexican government must be pressured to protect its most vulnerable citizens - those locked away for a lifetime because they have a disability - living in orphanages, psychiatric institutions and other social care facilities."
Disability Rights International to Testify on Torture in Mexico
Washington, DC – March 20, 2012 – Disability Rights International (DRI) and a coalition of partners from Mexico will testify before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) at a public hearing this Friday. DRI’s findings in Mexico are “deeply disturbing” said DRI Executive Director Eric Rosenthal, J.D., “and the Mexican government must be pressured to protect its most vulnerable citizens – those locked away for a lifetime because they have a disability – living in orphanages, psychiatric institutions and other social care facilities.”