A boy sits on a swing in the courtyard of an orphanage for children with disabilities, Yerevan, Armenia. (Photo: Alexei Golubev for Human Rights Watch)
YEREVAN—Thousands of children in Armenia are needlessly separated from their parents and placed in institutions due to disability or poverty, Human Rights Watch said in a report released on February 22. The government should urgently provide community-based services and quality, inclusive education so that all children, including children with disabilities, can grow up in a family.
The 102-page report, “‘When Will I Get to Go Home?’ Abuses and Discrimination against Children in Institutions and Lack of Access to Quality Inclusive Education in Armenia,â€
