Behind Closed Doors: An online media hub for the sharing and discussion of documentation of abuse of people with disabilities

All material submitted to this media hub will be shared under Creative Commons. The project will be of particular benefit to service-system reform organizations, which rely on documentation and persuasion to advance policy initiatives. Additionally, these organizations will use submitted evidence to prioritize limited resources, and to prepare press kits. For country-level organizations, Behind Closed Doors offers a timely solution to collaborating to bring abuses to light under the newly ratified UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD), signed by more than 140 countries. Unfortunately, many countries who think they are in compliance are ignorant of abuses that take place out of sight in psychiatric institutions and orphanages. Additionally, Behind Closed Doors will assist country-level organizations in sharing documentation of abuses, discussing common issues, and gathering media for fundraising. Although this project is targeted toward the abuse of people with disabilities, the model could be easily replicated for other fields of human rights.