Bizchut, Israel's Advocacy Organization for People with Disabilities has now circulated the photos below. They depict scenes from the Neve Ha-Irus institution for people with disabilities.
In case it isn't apparent, they show injuries, residents asleep on bare beds, a resident locked in a window-less room and a resident in soiled pants.
I've translated its accompanying text:
Yesterday, on the evening news program of KAN 11, an investigative report was aired about the institution, Neve Ha-Irus. The report included disturbing testimony about what is happening in that institution, which is intended to serve as a home for over 100 residents with disabilities. Sadly, this is not the first time that Bizchut is sounding the alarm about what is going on there.
Upon entering the institution you could be impressed by the beautiful exterior: flowers, small cottages, smiling staff. But behind the scenes one discovers scathing human rights violations and even injury to the residents.
It is important to emphasize: Neve Ha-Irus is only a symptom; in-community living is The Solution.
Every few months a "duty investigative report" is publicized that reveals the routine lives of institutionalized people with disabilities. They are detached from the world, some suffer neglect and in extreme cases even abuse.
This time, the focus is on Neve Ha-Irus. It is not the first time that Bizchut is exposing what happens in this institution. Over 100 residents continue living there deprived of their human rights.
Regular supervision from the Ministry of Welfare, closed circuit cameras operating 24/7, and still - complaints about what is going on in this institution do not stop flowing.
There is only one solution:
Close Neve Ha-Irus and the other institutions and construct a clear plan for transfer to in-community living!
The yellowed emphasis is mine.
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