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 representatives were listed on the program, unfortunately Jolijn Santegoeds couldn’t participate because of the last minute technical problems. Stephanie Wooley, Board member of ENUSP, spoke in the third session. For more information please see the video recording of the hearing.
ENUSP Public Message regarding the Draft Additional Protocol to the Oviedo Convention, 8 March 2021
Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Debate on “Ending coercion in mental health: the need for a human rights-based approach” Strasbourg, 26 June 2019. Speech of the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights (pdf). Among other great things she says: “I fully endorse the draft Recommendation to the Committee of Ministers to redirect drafting efforts from an Additional Protocol towards guidelines on ending coercion in mental health.” (For more details see the website of the CoE).
Report of our representative, Jolijn Santegoeds, about the meeting of DH BIO held in Strasbourg on June 6, 2019.
Report of our representative, Jolijn Santegoeds, about the EC Work Forum on UN CRPD Implementation, including the part about the Draft Additional Protocol. The Forum was held on May 13, 2019 in Brussels.
The PACE Hearing in Strasbourg regarding the Draft Additional Protocol to the Oviedo Convention, under the name “Protecting the rights of persons with
psychosocial disabilities with regard to involuntary measures in psychiatry” was held on October 9, 2018. Programme of the hearing is available here: Programme
There is also a video recording of the hearing.
Handout ENUSP and allies disseminated at the PACE Hearing and at the Global Ministerial Summit in London:
Handout AP Oviedo (EN), handout AP Oviedo (FR)
The case against a Council of Europe legal instrument on involuntary measures in psychiatry, by Parliamentary Assembly of CoE, 29 March, 2016.
Reply of the Directorate general of the CoE, 2017
Joint letter of the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention; Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities; Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health; and Chair of the Committee on the Rights of Person with Disabilities, 2017
Open letter of EDF and allies to the Council of Europe’s Secretary General regarding the draft additional protocol to the Oviedo Convention, 2018
Letters addressed to the Bioethics Committee members and other stakeholders by ENUSP members, in several languages
Art for Absolute Prohibition of the Draft Additional Protocol portrays the use of forced measures that the Draft Protocol seeks to legitimize.
The video clip, prepared by MHE with the brief summary of negative remarks the Draft Additional Protocol received during the UN Consultation on Human Rights and mental health in Geneva. Jolijn Santegoeds is among speakers.
Hashtag EDF and allies have used on Twitter: #WithdrawOviedo
