Human Rights Day is observed every year on December 10th. See below for info on human rights in mental health and addictions populations. Journal articles and reports from governmental agencies, NGOs and other sources are included.
Equality, Dignity and Inclusion: Legislation that Enhances Human Rights for People Living with Mental Illness
From the Mental Health Commission of Canada
• The final report outlines this project’s framework, objectives , findings and recommendations
http://www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/sites/default/files/Law_Evaluation_Project_Report_ENG_0.pdf
Human Rights-Based Approaches to Mental Health: A Review of Programs. By Porsdam Mann S, Bradley VJ, Sahakian BJ
From the journal Health and Human Rights. 2016 Jun;18(1):263-276
• This article reviews cases where an explicitly human rights-based approach was used in mental health care settings
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27781015
Human Rights Watch
From a nongovernment, not for profit organization
• Read a variety of reports, news releases and journal articles on human rights and mental health populations and human rights and drugs
https://www.hrw.org/tag/mental-health
https://www.hrw.org/tag/drugs-and-human-rights
Is the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Impacting Mental Health Laws and Policies in High-Income Countries? A Case Study of Implementation in Canada. By Hoffman SJ, Sritharan L, Tejpar A
From the journal BMC International Health and Human Rights. 2016 Nov 11;16(1):28
• This article addresses how the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities helped to facilitate a larger shift in social and cultural paradigms of mental health and disability in Canada
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27836014
Minds that matter: Report on the Consultation on Human Rights, Mental Health and Addictions
From the Ontario Human Rights Commission
• Reports the findings from the Ontario Human Rights Commission’s (OHRC) province-wide consultation on the human rights issues experienced by people with mental health disabilities or addiction
http://www.ohrc.on.ca/sites/default/files/Minds that matter_Report on the consultation on human rights, mental health and addictions.pdf
WHOQualityRight Project
From the World Health Organization
• A project to unite and empower people to improve the quality of care and promote human rights
http://www.who.int/mental_health/policy/quality_rights/en
Transgender Rights as Human Rights. By Powell T, Shapiro S, Stein E
From the AMA Journal of Ethics. 2016 Nov 1;18(11):1126-1131
• This article addresses the need for stronger support for transgender rights from a human rights perspective
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27883304