DRI Supports the Creation of the Colectivo Chuhcan
The Colectivo Chuhcan: a new voice for people with psychosocial disabilities in Mexico
Abandoned & Disappeared (Mexico)
DRI conducted a year-long investigation in Mexico in 2010, culminating in the release of the report, Abandoned & Disappeared: Mexico's Segregation and Abuse of Children and Adults with Disabilities. Within institutions, investigators identify a broad range of atrocious conditions and life-threatening forms of mistreatment.
DRI finds children and adults with disabilities disappeared, trafficked, and abused in Mexico’s psychiatric facilities and orphanages
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MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – November 30, 2010 – Following a year- long investigation, Disability Rights International (DRI) and the Comisión Méxicana de Defensa y Promoción de
Abandonado y Desaparecido: Segregación y Abuso de Niños y Adultos con Discapacidad en México
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Desde agosto de 2009 hasta septiembre de 2010, DRI y la CMDPDH investigaron instituciones psiquiátricas, orfanatos, albergues y otras instituciones públicas que albergan a niños y adultos con discapacidad.* Este informe documenta violaciones de los derechos de las personas con discapacidad bajo la nueva Convención de las Naciones Unidas sobre los Derechos de las Personas con Discapacidad (CDPD) y otros tratados de derechos humanos ratificados por México.
Abandoned and Disappeared: Mexico’s Segregation and Abuse of Children and Adults with Disabilities
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From August 2009 through September 2010, DRI and the CMDPDH investigated psychiatric institutions, orphanages, shelters, and other public facilities that house children and adults with disabilities. This report documents violations of the rights of people with disabilities under the new United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and other human rights treaties ratified by Mexico.
Human Rights and Mental Health, Mexico
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The report is the product of three fact-finding investigations conducted in Mexico in July 1996, August 1998 and November 1999. During these missions, a team of attorneys and psychiatrists from MORI visited three long-term psychiatric facilities (Ramirez Moreno, Nieto, and Sayago) serving Mexico City and the State of Mexico.