The European Network of (Ex-)Users and Survivors of Psychiatry (ENUSP) and the European Disability Forum strongly condemn the abuse and severe human rights violations of the residents of the Pliskiv Psychoneurological Residential Institution in Vinnytsia, Ukraine, recently uncovered by activists of the organisation “USER”. The...
On 25 June 2019, the European Court of Human Rights ruled against Ştefan, a quadriplegic teenager, on a case he and his mother brought against Romania for denial of the right to education. For years Ştefan Stoian was carried on his mother’s back so he...
On March 16, 2021 the hearing on “Deinstitutionalisation of persons with disabilities” by video-conference was organised by PACE’s Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development. The hearing was focused on deinstitutionalization, but also on coercion and the necessity to use “voluntary measures”. ENUSP’s two...
On May 24 the Committee on Bioethics approved the Draft Additional Protocol and decided to send it to the different committees/bodies of the Council of Europe for consultation, namely to the Steering Committee on Human Rights (CDDH), the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture...
On April 11, 2018 ENUSP sent a call to its members to encourage them to address the national stakeholders and raise awareness about the danger the Draft Additional Protocol poses for the rights of (ex-)users and survivors of psychiatry. Our members from 15 countries has...
Research published on 22 June 2017 by the Mental Health Alliance shows that Mental Health Act isn't working. The research includes the views of over 8000 people who use mental health services, carers, and professionals. Half of those who responded did not think that people...
Joint WHO/UN statement, issued on June 28, 2017 calls upon all stakeholders to help the UN take actions against discrimination in healthcare, including by changing legislation and policies. "Laws and policies must respect the principles of autonomy in health care decision-making; guarantee free and informed...
all people are free to be themselves, are valued equally and treated with dignity,
all people have the power to make their own life choices and to speak for themselves,
all people have access to a range of supports which respect their autonomy and dignity,
all people are protected from poverty and have an equal chance to live their lives to their full potential,
human crisis is seen in its social context; it is not medically labelled or feared, but is embraced as an opportunity for individual and community growth,
the knowledge of people who have experienced extreme crisis is valued, cultivated and informs systems of support,
the above conditions are equally true everywhere in Europe
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