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Italy’s Constitutional Court Ends Unlawful Forced Psychiatric Detention
In a major human rights victory, Italy bans involuntary psychiatric detention without due process. The ruling challenges coercive mental health practices worldwide.
MENTAL HEALTH
Coercive Psychiatric Drugging on America’s Streets Sparks Outcry From Human Rights Advocates
Coercive psychiatry shifts from institutional asylums to mobile clinics, extending control over vulnerable populations under the guise of “treatment.”
HUMAN RIGHTS
Children Are 4 in 10 Victims of Human Trafficking Worldwide, UN Expert Says
The true number of child victims is likely much higher. Low conviction rates and high returns make the enslavement of children a profitable crime.
HATE
Social Media Still the Hub for Islamophobia and Outright Hate
March 15 was designated in 2022 as UN International Day to Combat Islamophobia, but it will take much more than a calendar to combat the worldwide problem of anti-religious hate.
MENTAL HEALTH
UN Demands “Human Rights–Based Approach” to Mental Health
Recognizing decades of coercive and abusive psychiatric “treatment,” the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights calls for urgent change.
HATE
Religious Leaders, Scholars and Activists Deplore Japan’s Trashing of Freedom of Religion
Japan’s frenzied headlong pursuit toward the dissolution of the Unification Church threatens the survival of religions everywhere, with repressive new laws that impact all faiths.
MENTAL HEALTH
UK Psychiatric Facilities Flout Law, Maiming Patients With “Prone Restraint”
Seni’s Law in the UK bans the disproportionate and inappropriate use of face-down psychiatric restraint because it kills patients. The death industry that is psychiatry doesn’t care.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Slavery Up 25 Percent in Three Years, as the Exploitation Epidemic Grows
For sexual exploitation or forced labor, slavery continues—not only unabated, but growing to as many as 65 million victims worldwide.
HUMAN RIGHTS
Braulio Vargas’ Fight for Human Rights in Costa Rica is Purpose in Action
Braulio leads a nationwide movement to teach Costa Ricans about the 30 fundamental rights outlined in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
HUMAN RIGHTS
We Needed a Vote to Abolish Slavery. On the Resolution’s 75th Anniversary, It’s Skyrocketed Instead.
The United Nations passed an anti-slavery resolution on December 2 in 1949. Since then, humans owned by others have skyrocketed to 50 million worldwide. What will it take to stop this scourge?
