Council of Europe: The battle for human rights in mental health continues
The decision-making body of the Council has started its review process of a controversial drafted text that aim at protecting human rights…
Council of Europe parliamentary committee: Step up deinstitutionalization of persons with disabilities
The Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development of the Parliamentary Assembly unanimously adopted a draft resolution, as well as a…
Parliamentary committee: Refrain from endorsing legal texts on coercive practices in mental health settings
A new report and resolution which was considered and adopted in the Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development of the…
The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe to address the rights of “socially maladjusted”
The Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly Thursday 17 March tabled a motion…