Eric Rosenthal (human rights)
Encyclopedia
Eric Rosenthal is the vice president of U.S. International Council on Disabilities, and also the founder and executive director of Mental Disability Rights International
(MDRI), a human rights advocacy group which documents and reports on international conditions for people with mental disabilities, with a view towards protecting their rights.
Mr. Rosenthal has a BA degree with honors from University of Chicago
and a law degree cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center
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He is the main author of several major reports on international disability rights and has published numerous academic articles on the international human rights of people with disabilities. Rosenthal has also served as a consultant to the World Health Organization
(WHO), UNICEF, the United Nations
Special Rapporteur on Disability, and the US National Council on Disability.
Mental Disability Rights International
Disability Rights International , is a Washington, DC based human rights advocacy organization that documents conditions, publishes reports, and promotes international oversight of the rights of mentally disabled people...
(MDRI), a human rights advocacy group which documents and reports on international conditions for people with mental disabilities, with a view towards protecting their rights.
Mr. Rosenthal has a BA degree with honors from University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
and a law degree cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center
Georgetown University Law Center
Georgetown University Law Center is the law school of Georgetown University, located in Washington, D.C.. Established in 1870, the Law Center offers J.D., LL.M., and S.J.D. degrees in law...
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He is the main author of several major reports on international disability rights and has published numerous academic articles on the international human rights of people with disabilities. Rosenthal has also served as a consultant to the World Health Organization
World Health Organization
The World Health Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations that acts as a coordinating authority on international public health. Established on 7 April 1948, with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the agency inherited the mandate and resources of its predecessor, the Health...
(WHO), UNICEF, the United Nations
United Nations
The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...
Special Rapporteur on Disability, and the US National Council on Disability.
Awards Received
- Ford Foundation Fellowship in International Law
- Humanitarian Award from the Mental Health Association of New York
- Henry B. Betts Award (2008) from the American Association of People with DisabilitiesAmerican Association of People with DisabilitiesThe American Association of People with Disabilities is a 501 non-profit organization in Washington, DC., which advocates for the legal rights of people with disabilities...