Disability Rights International said its three-year investigation found that Ukraine is expanding its pool of orphanages and children’s homes, going against a global trend toward aiding the disabled to integrate into society.
Children in institutions in Ukraine are exposed to physical and sexual violence and live in danger of being trafficked for sex, labor and pornography, the report said.
“When most countries are closing institutions and supporting children to live in communities and with families, Ukraine keeps rebuilding institutions and orphanages,” said Eric Mathews, who led the DRI research project.
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Source: San Francisco Chronicle
