Tag: informed consent

Finland: Validity intervenes before the European Court of Human Rights to argue coercive psychiatric treatment violates the Convention

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At the beginning of June, Validity intervened in the case H.H. v. Finland in which the applicant complained of coercive treatment in a psychiatric hospital. She was medicated against her will but could not turn anywhere to complain and try to stop it. The courts refused to hear her case. Many people with psychosocial disabilities…
Statement in Solidarity with Zambian Activists Calling for Amendment of Mental Health Bill

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Mental health law reform in Zambia is desperately overdue. The outdated Mental Disorders Act [Chapter 305 of the Laws of Zambia] perpetuates discrimination, human rights violations, and abuses against persons with mental disabilities. It denies mental health care users the rights to live with dignity, make decisions about their care, and access community-based services. In…

Finland: Validity intervenes before the European Court of Human Rights to argue coercive psychiatric treatment violates the Convention