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Video recording of the GC-DI webinar “How to Use International Complaints to Challenge Institutionalization Under the CRPD,” held on 28 May 2026.

• Full webinar transcript
• Transcript of Wang Shiou Wu’s statement
• Presentation slides

A webinar organized by Disability Rights International and GC-DI discussing the UN inquiry report and recommendations on Mexico, issued by the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on 9 April 2026.

GC-DI welcomes the Global Charter on Children’s Care Reform and its recognition of the harms caused by institutionalization. The Charter reaffirms commitments under the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and references the UN Guidelines on Deinstitutionalization, including in Emergencies.

Read or download the complete GC-DI statement.

Disability Rights International’s short video explains the UN finding of grave and systemic abuses against people with disabilities in institutions in Mexico.

Session 8 focused on international cooperation and its role in implementing the UN Guidelines on Deinstitutionalization, including in Emergencies.

Session 7 covered legal and policy frameworks as well as remedies, reparations, and redress.

Resources shared during the session

• Deinstitutionalization as Reparative Justice: A Commentary on the Guidelines on Deinstitutionalization, including in Emergencies, Tina Minkowitz
• Recordings from “Ending Psychiatric Coercion: Urgent Need for Effective Remedies and Reparations”
• CHRUSP amicus brief in the Mexican deinstitutionalization case

Session 6 addressed the key concepts, definitions, and values underpinning deinstitutionalization, focusing on Chapters I–III of the UN Guidelines.

Session 5 examined access to mainstream services on an equal basis with others, including the role of community services and support networks in enabling independent living.

Session 4 addressed emergency deinstitutionalization in situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies.

Session 3 explored inclusive support models from a global perspective as part of GC-DI’s “From Words to Practice” webinar series.