TNGO presents: Eric Rosenthal

Eric Rosenthal, Executive Director of Disability Rights International 

Monitoring and Advocacy for International Human Rights: The Role of Disabled People’s Organizations (DPOs)

Eric Rosenthal is founder and Executive Director of Disability Rights International (DRI), a leading advocacy organizations dedicated to the protection and inclusion of people with disabilities under international human rights law.  Rosenthal has trained activists and investigated human rights violations in more than three dozen countries.

In 2008, Rosenthal received the Henry A. Betts Award from the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) for “pioneering the field of international human rights advocacy for people with disabilities and bringing unprecedented international awareness to their concerns.”  Eric Rosenthal is the 2015-2016 Robert F. Drinan Chair in Human Rights at the Georgetown University Law Center.

CART services will be provided. Please contact Shreeya Neupane (shneupan@syr.edu) if you require any additional accommodation. 

Open to the public. 

Sponsored by the Transnational NGO Initiative at the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs