Psychiatrists discuss how to reduce the use of coercive measures
The need and feasibility of reducing coercion in mental health care is widely acknowledged. The discussion whether the goal is reducing or…
Former Eugenics leader Ernst Rüdin on trial in Romania
The International Mock Trial on Human Rights of Ernst Rüdin was held in the plenary hall of the Romanian Parliament’s Chamber of Deputies on…
Eugenics leader Ernst Rüdin convicted for Incitement to Crimes against Humanity
The decision of an International Mock Trial on Human Rights on Ernst Rüdin was rendered by judges of the highest standing and…
Decision of the International Mock Trial on defendant Ernst Rüdin
The United Nations Headquarters in New York hosted the International Mock Trial on Human Rights as part of the 2023 Holocaust Remembrance…
UN Committee issue recommendations for children with mental health problems in Germany
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child completed its review on the implementation of human rights for children in…
Council of Europe considering international human rights in mental health
Following strong and persistent criticism of a possible new legal instrument related to use of coercive measures in psychiatry, the decision-making body…
Council of Europe finalizing stand on deinstitutionalisation of persons with disabilities
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in the end of April approved a Recommendation and a Resolution on the deinstitutionalisation…
Council of Europe Assembly adopts resolution on deinstitutionalisation
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe adopted a Recommendation and a Resolution on the deinstitutionalisation of persons with disabilities. Both…
Commissioner: Human rights are being undermined
The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, presented her annual report 2021 to the Parliamentary Assembly during the Assembly’s…
Invisibility of women and girls with disabilities
Often, women with disabilities are invisible and marginalised in society, including among those promoting the rights of persons with disabilities, and those…