Eric Rosenthal (human rights)
- Eric Rosenthal (human rights)
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. [ [http://www.usicd.org/bios/ERsenthal.html Eric Rosenthal ] ]
Mr. Rosenthal has a BA degree with honors from University of Chicago and a law degree cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center.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.
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 Disabilities
References
* [http://www.usicd.org/bios/ERsenthal.html] USICD biography
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