Eric Rosenthal (activist)
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Eric Rosenthal is an American lawyer and activist. He is the founder and executive director of Disability Rights International (DRI).
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.[1][2][3][4] 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. In 2015-2016, Eric Rosenthal served as the Robert F. Drinan Chair in Human Rights at the Georgetown University Law Center. He received an honorary doctor of law from Georgetown in 2016.[5]
US International Council on Disability
[edit]Rosenthal is a board member and former Vice-President of the US International Council on Disability (USICD), and he chaired the USICD Committee working for US ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).
Background and education
[edit]Rosenthal has a BA degree with honors from University of Chicago and a J.D. degree cum laude from the Georgetown University Law Center.
Awards received
[edit]- Honorary Doctorate of Law from Georgetown University Law Center (2016)[5]
- Father Robert Drinan Chair in International Human Rights Law and visiting professor at Georgetown University Law Center, 2015-2016.[5]
- Phillips Exeter Academy, John Phillips Award, October 2015[6]
- Disability Rights Legal Center, Charles D. Siegal President’s Award, November 2013.
- Charles Bronfman Prize[8][9][10]
- Washington Psychiatric Society, Senator Paul and Mrs. Sheila Wellstone Mental Health Visionary Award, November 20, 2009 (accepted award on behalf of DRI).
- Echoing Green Public Service Fellowship[11]
- Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights (accepted on behalf of DRI), 2007[12]
- Ashoka Fellowship [13]
- American Psychiatric Association's Human Rights Award
- University of Chicago Public Service Award[15]
- 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
- Association for the Help of Retarded Children, AHRC Humanitarian Award, May 10, 2006.
- Kornfeld Fellowship in Bioethics, November 2000-November 2001.
- Public Interest Law Scholar, Georgetown University Law Center, 1990-1992.
- Raoul Wallenberg Scholarship, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 1989.
References
[edit]- ^ Rosenthal, Eric; Kurylo, Halyna; Milovanovic, Dragana Ciric; Ahern, Laurie; Rodriguez, Priscila (2022). ""Protection and Safety of Children with Disabilities in the Residential Institutions of War-Torn Ukraine."". The International Journal of Disability and Social Justice. 2 (2): 15–22. JSTOR 48694936.
- ^ Rosenthal, Eric (2001). ""International human rights in mental health legislation."". NYL SCH. J. Int'l & Comp. L. 21: 469.
- ^ Rosenthal, Eric (2002). ""The Application of International Human Rights Law to Institutional Mental Disability Law."". NYLS Journal of International and Comparative Law. 21 (3): 4.
- ^ "A Mandate to End Placement of Children in Institutions and Orphanages: The duty of governments and donors to prevent segregation and torture" (PDF). Georgetown Law Human Rights Institute Perspectives on Human Rights. 1 (3): 55. January 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "Eric Rosenthal - American University, Washington, DC". american.edu. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Philips Exeter Alumni Network - Past Award Recipients". exonians.exeter.edu. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Disability Rights Legal Center Honors Civil Rights Visionaries". PR Web. Eisner Public Relations. Oct 24, 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "2013-Eric Rosenthal-Founder + Executive Director-Disability Rights International". Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ "Eric Rosenthal Stands Up for Those Who Cannot". Seth Berkman. Forward. July 9, 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Meet the Jewish activist fighting for the rights of people with disabilities". Larry Luxner/JTA. The Jerusalem Post. March 19, 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Eric Rosenthal". Echoing Green Fellows Directory. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
- ^ "The Dodd Prize - The Dodd Center for Human Rights". doddcenter.humanrights.uconn.edu. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Eric Rosenthal - Ashoka". ashoka.org. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "APAF Chester M. Pierce Human Rights Award Recipients" (PDF). psychiatry.org. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Eric Rosenthal, Receives 2012 Public Service Award". NARPA. 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- Eric Rosenthal USICD biography