On Monday April 23, 2012 ENUSP sent a joint alert to the UN Committee against Torture about the ongoing use of caging and other acts of torture, including forced psychiatric treatment, in the Czech Republic. The UN Committee will be questioning the Czech government on May 14 about acts of torture and inhuman treatment being perpetuated against people with disabilities (among other topics).
ENUSP is working towards a Europe where:
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,
all 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,
all the knowledge of people who have experienced extreme crisis is valued, cultivated and informs systems of support,
all the above conditions are equally true everywhere in Europe