Our work in Mexico
Unreported World Series 26: The Abandoned Mexico
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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).
Video Testimony before the Inter-American Commission on Torture in Mexico's Institutions:
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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."
Abandoned & Disappeared (Mexico)
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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.