Media Gallery
This page contains video documenting Disability Rights International’s accomplishments, investigations, and media coverage. Please be aware that some content may be disturbing to some viewers. (Note that videos may refer to the organization under its former name, Mental Disability Rights International)
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.
Hidden Suffering (Romania): Romania’s segregation and abuse of infants and children with disabilities.
Behind Closed Doors (Turkey): A video press release documenting human rights abuses in orphanages and psychiatric institutions in Turkey’s mental health system was created. Disability Rights International’s findings were cited as a concern in the November 2005 EU Commission’s report on human rights in Turkey and the use of unmodified ECT (electroconvulsive or “shock” treatment), featured in Disability Rights International’s report, was recently abolished at Bakirköy, Turkey’s largest psychiatric hospital.
My Right to Make my Decisions: A documentary about Serbia’s legal capacity laws and the human rights of people with disabilities. Created by Mental Disability Rights Initiative of Serbia.
2008 AADP Henry B. Betts Award: Eric Rosenthal, Executive Director of Disability Rights International, received the distinguished 2008 Henry B. Betts Award from the American Association of People with Disabilities.
2003 Paul G. Hearne Award: Alison A. Hillman, former Director of Disability Rights International’s Americas Programs, received the 2003 Paul G. Hearne Award from the American Association of People with Disabilities in recognition for her demonstrated leadership and efforts to empower persons with disabilities.
