Families Find A Way: Children with disabilities in war-torn Ukraine
New DRI Report - Families Find a Way: Children with disabilities in war-torn Ukraine
The disabled Ukrainians facing a lifetime of mistreatment and abuse – BBC News
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BBC News has gained access to institutions in Ukraine where widespread abuse and mistreatment of disabled people has been uncovered. Around 100,000 children and young people live in these institutions, which pre-date the war with Russia. Human rights investigators say Ukraine should not join the European Union until it closes these institutions. The Ukrainian government has promised a series of reforms over the past few years, acknowledging that its system of institutionalisation needs to change.
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"The billions of dollars of international aid being pumped into Ukraine during the war should also be used to shut down orphanages, support families to care for their children and build a community that accepts disability," says Eric Rosenthal, Executive director of DRI.
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