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Reception honoring David Morrissey - June 2

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Join DRI in celebrating two outstanding disability activists as they transition to new roles -
David Morrissey is leaving the United States International Council on Disabilities after many dedicated years as Executive Director
Priscila Rodriguez, formerly Director of DRI's country office in Mexico City, has joined DRI's Washington office as Associate Director for Advocacy
Please join us for a reception 

Watch Eric Rosenthal at UN - Protecting Children from Torture

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DRI Executive Director Eric Rosenthal participated in an event launching the book Protecting Children against Torture in Detention: Global Solutions for a Global Problem. 

  • Watch the livestream of the event here - Eric begins speaking at the 48:00 minute mark.  

Protecting Children against Torture in Detention: Global Solutions for a Global Problem

Eric Rosenthal receives award from Phillips Exeter Academy

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DRI's Founder and Executive Director Eric Rosenthal is the 2015 recipient of the John Phillips Award from Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire. Each year, the John Phillips Award recognizes an Exeter alum whose life demonstrates the school's ideal of goodness and knowledge united in noble character and usefulness to mankind.