Human Rights Watch: India - End Lifelong Warehousing of People With Disabilities
January 28, 2024
January 28, 2024
NEW YORK, Jan. 28 -- Human Rights Watch issued the following news release:
Authorities in the Delhi government should act on recommendations of the governing board of a shelter for people with disabilities to end the lifelong institutionalization of its nearly 1,000 residents, Human Rights Watch said today. Most people languishing in the government-run shelter, Asha Kiran, which literally means "ray of hope," have been abandoned by their families with no choice but to rema . . .
Authorities in the Delhi government should act on recommendations of the governing board of a shelter for people with disabilities to end the lifelong institutionalization of its nearly 1,000 residents, Human Rights Watch said today. Most people languishing in the government-run shelter, Asha Kiran, which literally means "ray of hope," have been abandoned by their families with no choice but to rema . . .