Mental health, human rights, and legislation: guidance and practice

World Health Organization, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights

09 Oct 2023

Mental health, human rights, and legislation: guidance and practice

Laws on mental health often fail to address discrimination and human rights violations including in mental health care settings. In order to support countries in this area, the World Health Organization and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights have jointly developed the publication entitled “Mental health, human rights and legislation: guidance and practice”.