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- Henry B. Betts Award (2008)
Eric Rosenthal, Executive Director of MDRI was awarded the prestigious Henry B. Betts Award by the American Association of People with Disabilities. The Betts Award is named in honor of Henry B. Betts, M.D., a pioneer in the field of rehabilitation medicine who started his career with the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago in 1964 and has devoted himself to improving the quality of life for people with disabilities.
- Thomas J. Dodd Award in International Justice and Human Rights (2007)
The Thomas J. Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut awarded MDRI the 2007 Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights Prize. MDRI was awarded for its efforts in advancing the cause of international justice and global human rights.
Since 1993, MDRI has:
- Investigated and documented human rights abuses in 23 countries throughout Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East;
- Published reports on human rights conditions of people with mental
disabilities in Uruguay (1995), Hungary (1997), Russia (1999), Mexico (2000), Kosovo (2002), Peru (2004), Turkey (2005), Romania (2006), Argentina (2007), and Serbia (2007);
- Achieved worldwide recognition for the rights of people with mental disabilities through the media. MDRI's work has been profiled by The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN International, BBC World Service, ABC News, NBC News, Voice of America, National Public Radio, and hundreds of other papers and television programs around the world;
- Trained activists from 16 countries by holding workshops and study tours;
- Advised US and international agencies, including the U.S. Department of State, UNICEF, the World Health Organization, the UN Special Rapporteur on Disability, and the US National Council on Disability, on human rights advocacy and development programs;
- Advocated for the creation and resolution of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. read more. . .
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