 In 1983 Disabled Peoples' International filed a complaint against the United States with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights due to a brief military intervention in Grenada where a mental institution was bombed by the United States, injuring six and killing sixteen people.Human Rights Defenders was started by DPI in 2011 to help people with disabilities in developing countries.They want to improve the legal, social, and economical issues that affect people with disabilities.