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UNITED STATES: FDA recommends a ban on shock devices used on children with disabilities
28 Apr 2014 News
Food and Drugs Administration advisory panel on neurological devices has made urgent recommendations to United States to condemn all practices related to torture of disabled children.
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GUATEMALA: Pressure on government to end abuses at psychiatric facility
19 Mar 2013 News
Summary: Disability Rights International continues to pressure Guatemalan government to end human rights abuses at...
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UNITED STATES: Video evidence of electric shock torture at JRC released
12 Apr 2012 News
Summary: The Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC), based in Canton, Massachusetts, has used electric shock devices in what it...
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MEXICO: Disability Rights International testifies on torture in Mexico
27 Mar 2012 News
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FRANCE: Torturous practice against children with autism spectrum disorder
23 Feb 2012 News
Summary: The practice of “packing therapy" involves wrapping a child in a cold, wet sheet or towel and leaving the child...
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UNITED STATES: JRC banned from shocking new admissions
21 Nov 2011 News
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SERBIA: Historic victory against segregation of children with disabilities
2 Aug 2011 News
Summary: The European Union has backed down from funding the reconstruction of six institutions for people with...
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DISABILITY: The worldwide campaign to end the institutionalisation of children
2 Dec 2010 News
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KOSOVO: Advocacy groups shape Constitution to protect disability rights
12 May 2008 News
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Una ONG acusa de "abusos atroces" en Rumania a niños disminuidos
12 May 2006 News
Una organización de derechos humanos estadounidense acusó ayer a Rumania de someter a niños con discapacidades mentales a ...
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