The World's Forgotten Children
Children around the world are subjected to torture and abuse because they have a disability. Especially vulnerable are children with intellectual disabilities. Locked away and out of public view, they are subject to the most extreme forms of inhuman and degrading treatment experienced by any population. Learn about the work of Disability Rights International and its campaign to end the institutionalization of children with disabilities worldwide.
Laurie Ahern
Laurie Ahern is the President of Disability Rights International, the world's leading human rights group dedicated to the protection of children and adults with disabilities. Over 17 years and in more than 25 countries, DRI exposes human rights abuses against this population and advocates for the full participation in society of people with disabilities. Ahern investigates and reports on abuses worldwide and oversees DRI's Eastern European offices.
