Human Rights Flashcards
What did the paper by Drew find with regards to human rights and mental illness?
That those with mental health are universally violated via:
Marriage
Lack of income
Lack of work
Lack of benefits
Lack of divorce
What are some of the abuses seen in mental health facilities?
Overcrowding,
Smoke,
Lack of food
Emotional and sexual abuse
Arbitrary detention
ECT
What are the legal concerns with mental health guardians?
Guardians are given legal control over Where to live, income, decisions and very few ways to appeal.
What are the key principles of International Human Rights Law?
Universality
Inalienable
Indivisible and interrelated
Non-discrimination
Rights and obligations- government should provide and refrain
What are the ways in which human rights for disabilities are monitored?
Via the Committee of RPD and UN human rights Council via Special Rapporteurs.
What is metal health legislation concerned with?
A balance between society safety vs individual liberties.
Most countries have provision for mental health laws for:
Presence of mental illness and danger to society or need for treatment.
What is the issue with Article 14 in the CRPD?
The ability of the word arbitrary
2015: Even they are danger to themselves or others????
But this impedes their:
Right to Health (and then work)
Right to Life (suicide, premature mortality,
Right to Liberty (untreated for longer periods, shackled at home, detention via the justice system)
Family and Public: Danger to others, the burden to others, but rights of the individual not group
What are the main reasons for restraining patients in Ethiopia?
Burden on caregiver
Pragmatic solution- journey to care, protection, punishment
Lack of treatment
Stigma of danger
Restraining was still distressing for care giver
What human rights are being impeded with restraint?
Dignity, right to liberty, right to non-violence, equity, Family life
