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PRINCIPLES FOR THE PROTECTION OF PERSONS
WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH
CARE In documents of international organizations The World Medical
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Application
The present Principles
shall be applied without discrimination on any grounds, such as disability,
race, color, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national,
ethnic or social origin, legal or social status, age, property or birth. Definitions In the
present Principles: (a) «Counsel» means a legal or other qualified representative; (b) «Independent
authority» means a competent and independent authority prescribed by domestic
law; (c) “Mental health care» includes analysis and diagnosis of a person's
mental condition, and treatment, care and rehabilitation for a mental illness
or suspected mental illness; (d) «Mental health
facility» means any establishment, or any unit of an establishment, which as
its primary function provides mental health care; (e) «Mental health
practitioner» means a medical doctor, clinical psychologist, nurse, social
worker or other appropriately trained and qualified person with specific,
skills relevant to mental health care; (f) «Patient» means a
person receiving mental health care and includes all persons who are admitted
to a mental health facility; (g) «Personal
representative» means a person charged by law with the duty of representing a
patient’s interests in any specified respect or of exercising specified
rights on the patient's behalf, and includes the parent or legal guardian of
a minor unless otherwise provided by domestic law; (h) “The review body» means the body
established in accordance with principle 17 to review the involuntary
admission or retention of a patient in a mental health facility. General limitation clause
The exercise
of the rights set forth in the present Principles may be subject only to such
limitations as are prescribed by law and are necessary to protect the health
or safety of the person concerned or of others, or otherwise to protect
public, safety, order, health or morals or the fundamental rights and freedom
of others. §
Principle
1. Fundamental freedom and basic rights
1.
All persons have
the right to the best available mental health care, which shall be of the
health and social care system. 2.
All persons with a
mental illness, or who being treated as such persons, shall be treated with
humanity and respect for the inherent dignity of the human person. 3.
All
persons with a mental illness, or who are being treated as such persons, have
the right to protection from economic, sexual and other forms of
exploitation, physical or other abuse and degrading treatment. 4.
There shall be no discrimination on the grounds
of mental illness. «Discrimination» means any distinction, exclusion or
preference that has the effect of nullifying or impairing equal enjoyment of
rights. Special measures solely to protect the rights, or secure the advancement,
of persons with mental illness shall not be deemed to be discriminatory.
Discrimination does not include any distinction, exclusion or preference
undertaken in accordance with the provisions of the present Principles and
necessary to protect the human rights of a person with a mental illness or of
other individuals. 5.
Every person with a
mental illness shall have the right to exorcise all civil, political,
economic, social and cultural rights as recognized in the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
and in other relevant instruments, such as the Declaration on the Rights of
Disabled Persons and the Body of Principles for the Protection of All Persons
under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment. 6.
Any decision that,
by reason of his or her mental illness, a person lacks legal capacity, and
any decision that, in consequence of such incapacity, a personal
representative shall be appointed, shall be made only after a fair hearing by
an independent and impartial tribunal established by domestic law. The person
whose capacity is at issue shall be entitled to be represented by a counsel.
If the person whose capacity is at issue does not himself or herself secure
such representation, it shall be made available without payment by that
person to the extent that he or she does not have sufficient means to pay for
it. The counsel shall not in the same proceedings represent a mental health facility
or its personnel and shall not also represent a member of the family of the
person whose capacity is at issue unless the tribunal is satisfied that there
is no conflict of interest. Decisions regarding capacity and the need for a
personal representative shall be reviewed at reasonable intervals prescribed
by domestic law. The person whose capacity is at issue, his or her personal
representative, if any, and any other interested person shall have the right
to appeal to a higher court against any such decision. 7.
Where a court or
other competent tribunal finds that a person with mental illness is unable to
manage his or her own affairs, measures shall be taken, so far as is
necessary and appropriate to that person's condition, to ensure the
protection of his or her interests. §
Principle
2. Protection of minors
Special care
should be given within the purposes of the Principles and within the context
of domestic law relating to the protection of minors to protect the rights of
minors, including, if necessary, the appointment of a personal representative
other than a family member. §
Principle
3. Life In the community
Every person with a
mental illness shall have the right to live and work, to the extent possible,
in the community. §
Principle
4. Determination of mental illness
1.
A determination
that a person has a mental illness shall be made in accordance with
internationally accepted medical standards. 2.
A determination of
mental illness shall never be made on the basis of political, economic or social
status, or membership in a cultural, racial or religions group, or for any
other reason not directly relevant to mental health status. 3.
Family or
professions conflict, or non-conformity with moral, social, cultural or
political values or religions beliefs prevailing in a person's community,
shall never be a determining factor in the diagnosis of mental illness. 4.
A background of
past treatment or hospitalization as a patient shall not of itself justify
any present of future determination of mental illness. 5.
No person or
authority shall classify a person as having, or otherwise indicate that a
person has, a mental illness except for purposes directly relating to mental
illness or the consequence of mental illness. §
Principle
5. Medical examination
No person
shall be compelled to undergo medical examination with a view to determining
whether or not be or she has a mental illness except in accordance with a
procedure authorized by domestic law. §
Principle
6. Confidentiality The right of confidentiality of information concerning all
persons to whom the present Principles apply shall be respected. §
Principle
7. Role of community and culture
1-
Every patient shall
have the right to be treated and cared for, as far as possible, in the
community in which lie or she lives. 2-
Where treatment
takes place in a mental health facility, a patient shall have the right,
whenever possible, to be treated near his or her home or the home of his au
her relatives or friends and shall have the right to return to the community
as soon as possible, 3-
Every patient shall
have the right to treatment suited to his or her cultural background. §
Principle
8. Standards of care 1-
Every patient shall
have the right to receive such health and social cave as is appropriate to his
or her health needs, and is entitled to cave and treatment in accordance with
the same standards as other ill persons. 2-
Every patient shall
be protected from harm, including unjustified medication, abuse by other
patients, staff or others or other acts causing mental distress or physical
discomfort. §
Principle
9. Treatment
1-
Every patient shall
have the right to be treated in the least restrictive environment and with
the least restrictive or intrusive treatment appropriate to the patient's
health needs and the need to protect the physical safety of others. 2-
The treatment and
care of every patient shall be based on an individually prescribed plan,
discussed with the patient, reviewed regularly, revised as necessary and
provided by qualified professional staff. 3-
Mental health care
shall always be provided in accordance with applicable standards of ethics
for mental health practitioners, including internationally accepted standards
such as the Principles of Medical Ethics relevant to the role of health personnel,
particularly physicians, in the protection of prisoners and detainees against
torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment,
adopted by the United Nations General Assembly. Mental health knowledge and
skills shall never be abused. 4-
The treatment of
every patient shall be directed towards preserving and enhancing personal
autonomy. §
Principle
10. Medication
1-
Medication shall
meet the best health needs of the patient, shall be given to a patient only for
therapeutic or diagnostic purposes and shall never be administered as a
punishment or for the convenience of others. Subject to the provisions of
paragraph 15 of principle 11 below, mental health practitioners shall only
administer medication of known or demonstrated efficacy. 2-
All medication
shall be prescribed by a mental health practitioner authorized by law and
shall be recorded in the patient's records. §
Principle
11. Consent to treatment
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No treatment shall
be given to a patient without his or her informed consent, except as provided
for in paragraph 6, 7, 8, 13 and 15 of the present principle. 2-
Informed consent is
consent obtained freely, without throats or improper inducements, after
appropriate disclosure to the patient of adequate and understandable
information in a form and language understood by the patient on: (a)
The diagnostic
assessment; (b)
The purpose,
method, likely duration and expected benefit of the proposed treatment; (c)
Alternative modes
of treatment, including those less intrusive; (d)
Possible pain or
discomfort, risks and side-effects of the proposed treatment. 3-
A patient may
request the presence of a person or persons of the patient's choosing during
the procedure for granting consent. 4-
A patient has the
right to refuse or stop treatment, except as provided for in paragraph 6, 8,
13 and 15 of the present principle. The consequence of refusing or stopping
treatment must be explained to the patient. 5-
A patient shall
never be invited or induced to waive the right to informed consent. If the
patient should seek to do so, it shall be explained to the patient that the
treatment cannot be given without informed consent. 6-
Except as provided
in paragraph 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14 and 15 of the present principle, a proposed
plan of treatment may be given to a patient without a patient’s informed
consent if the following conditions are satisfied: (a)
The patient is, at
the relevant time, held as an involuntary patient; (b)
An independent
authority, having in its possession ail relevant information, including the
information specified in paragraph 2 of the present principle, is satisfied
that, at the relevant time, the patient lacks the capacity to give or
withhold informed consent to the proposed plan of treatment or, if domestic
legislation so provides, that, having regard to the patient’s own safety or
the safety of others, the patient unreasonably withhold such consent; (c)
The independent
authority is satisfied that the proposed plan of treatment is in the best
interest of the patient's health needs. 7-
Paragraph 6 above
does not apply to a patient with a personal representative empowered by law
to consent to treatment for the patient; but, except as provided in paragraph
12, 13, 14 and 15 of the present principle, treatment may be given to such a
patient without his or her informed consent if the personal representative,
having been given the information described in paragraph 2 of the present
principle, consents on the patient's behalf. 8-
Except as provided
in paragraph 12, 13, 14 and 15 of the present principle, treatment may also
be given to any patient without the patient’s informed consent if a qualified
mental health practitioner authorized by law determines that it is urgently
necessary in order to prevent immediate or imminent harm to the patient or to
other persons. Such treatment shall not be prolonged beyond the period that
is strictly necessary for this purpose. 9-
Were any treatment
is authorized without the patient's informed consent, every effort shall
nevertheless be made to inform the patient about the nature of the treatment
and any possible alternatives and to involve the patient as far as
practicable 'in the development of the treatment plan. 10-
All treatment shall
be immediately record in the patient's medical records, with an indication of
whether involuntary or voluntary. 11-
Physical restraint
or involuntary seclusion of a patient shall not be employed except in
accordance with the officially approved procedures of the mental health
facility and only when it is the only means available to prevent immediate or
imminent harm to the patient or others. It shall not be prolonged beyond the
period which is strictly necessary for this purpose. All instances of
physical restraint or involuntary seclusion, the reasons for them and their
nature and extent shall be recorded in the patient's medical record. A
patient who is restrained or secluded shall be kept under humane conditions
and be under the care and close and regular supervision of qualified members
of the staff. A personal representative, if any and if relevant, shall be
given prompt notice of any physical restraint or involuntary seclusion of the
patient. 12-
Sterilization shall
never be carried out as a treatment for mental illness. 13-
A major medical or
surgical procedure may be carried out on a person with mental illness only
where it is permitted by domestic law, where it is considered that it would
best serve the health needs of the patient and where the patient gives
informed consent, except that, where the patient is unable to give informed
consent, the procedure shall be authorized only alter independent review. 14-
Psychosurgery and
other intrusive and irreversible treatments for mental illness shall never be
carried out on a patient who is an involuntary patient in a mental health
facility and, to the extent that domestic law permits them to be carried out,
they may be carried out en any other patient only where the patient has given
informed consent and an independent external body has satisfied itself that
there is genuine informed consent and that the treatment best serves the
health needs of the patient. 15-
Clinical trials and
experimental treatment shall never be carried out on any patient
without informed consent, except that a patient who is unable to give
informed consent may be admitted to a clinical trial or given experimental
treatment, but only with the approval of a competent, independent review body
specifically constituted for this purpose. 16-
In the cases
specified in paragraphs 6, 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15 of the present
principle, the patient or his or her personal representative, or any
interested person, shall have the right to appeal to a judicial or other,
independent authority concerning any treatment given to him or her. §
Principle
12. Notice of rights
1.
A patient in a
mental health facility shall be informed as soon as possible after admission,
in a form and a language which the patient understands, of all his or her
rights in accordance with the present Principles and under domestic law, and
the information shall include an explanation of those rights and how to
exercise them. 2.
If and for so long
as a patient is unable to understand such information the rights of the
patient shall be communicated to the personal representative, if any and if
appropriate, and to the person or persons best able to represent the
patient’s interests and willing to do so. 3.
A patient who has
the necessary capacity has the right to nominate a person who should be
informed on his or her behalf, as well as a person to represent his or her
interests to the authorities of the facility. §
Principle
13. Rights and conditions in mental health facilities
1-
Every patient in a mental health facility shall,
in particular, have the right to full respect for his or her: (a)
Recognition
everywhere as a person before the law; (b)
Privacy; (c)
Freedom of
communication, which includes freedom to communicate with other persons in
the facility; freedom to send and receive uncensored private communications;
freedom to receive, in private, visits from counsel or persona]
representative and, at all reasonable times, from other visitors; and freedom
of access to postal and telephone services and to newspapers, radio and
television; (d)
Freedom of religion
or belief. 2-
The environment and
living conditions in mental health facilities shall be as close as possible
to those of the normal life of persons of similar age and in particular shall
include: (a)
Facilities for
recreational and leisure activities; (b)
Facilities of
education; (c)
Facilities to purchase
or receive items for daily living, recreation and communication; (d)
Facilities, and
encouragement to use such facilities, for a patient’s engagement in active
occupation suited to his or her social and cultural background, and for
appropriate vocational rehabilitation measures to promote reintegration in
the community. These measures should include vocational guidance, vocational
training and placement services to enable patients to secure retain
employment in the community. 3-
In no circumstances
shall a patient be subject to forced labor. Within the limits compatible with
the needs of the patient and with the requirements of institutional
administration, a patient shall be able to choose the type of work bc or she
wishes to perform. 4-
The labor of a patient
in a mental health facility shall not be exploited. Every such patient shall
have the right to receive the same remuneration for any work which he or she does as would, according to
domestic law or custom, be paid for such work to a non-patient. Every such
patient shall, in any event, have the right to receive a fair share of any
remuneration which is paid to the mental health facility for his or her work.
§
Principle 14. Resources for mental health facilities. 1-
A mental health facility
shall have access to the same level of resources as any other health
establishment, and in particular: (a)
Qualified mmedical and other appropriate professional staff
in sufficient numbers and with adequate space to provide each patient with
privacy and a program of appropriate and active therapy; (b)
Diagnostic and
therapeutic equipment for the patient, (c)
Appropriate
professional care; (d)
Adequate, regular
and comprehensive treatment, including supplies of medication. 2-
Every mental health
facility shall be inspected by the competent authorities with sufficient
frequency to ensure that the conditions, treatment and care of patients
comply with the present Principles. §
Principle 15. Admission principles
1-
Where a person needs
treatment in a mental health facility, every effort shall be made to avoid
involuntary admission. 2-
Access to a mental
health facility shall be administered in the same way as access to any other
facility for any other illness. 3-
Every patient not
admitted involuntarily shall have the right to leave the mental health
facility at any time unless the criteria for his or her retention as an
involuntary patient, as set forth in principle 16 below, apply, and he or she
shall be informed of that right. §
Principle
16. Involuntary admission
1-
A person may be
admitted involuntary to a mental health facility as a patient or, having
already been admitted voluntary as a patient, be retained as an involuntary
patient in the mental health facility if, and only if, a qualified mental
health practitioner authorized by law for that purpose determines, in
accordance with principle 4 above, that person has a mental illness and
considers: (a)
That, because of
that mental illness, there is a serious likelihood of immediate or imminent
harm to that person or to other persons; (b)
That, in case of a
person whose mental illness is severe and whose judgement is impaired,
failure to admit or retain that person is likely to lead to a serious
deterioration in his or her condition or will prevent the giving of
appropriate treatment that can only be given by admission to a mental health
facility in accordance with the principle of the least restrictive
alternative. In the case referred to
in subparagraph (b), a second such mental health practitioner, independent of
the first, should be consulted where possible. If such consultation takes
place, the involuntary admission or retention may not take place unless the
second mental health practitioner concurs. 2-
Involuntary
admission or retention shall initially be for a short period as specified by
domestic law for observation and preliminary treatment pending review of the
admission or retention by the review body. The grounds of the admission shall
be communicated to the patient without delay and the fact of the admission
and the grounds for it shall also be communicated promptly and in detail to
the review body, to the patient's personal representative, if any, and,
unless the patient objects, to the patient’s family. 3-
A mental health
facility may receive involuntarily admitted patients only if the facility has
been designed to do so by a competent authority prescribed by domestic law. §
Principle 17. Review body
1-
The review body shall
be a judicial or other independent and impartial body established by domestic
law and functioning in accordance with procedures laid down by domestic law.
It shall, in formulating its decisions, have the assistance, of one or more
qualified and independent mental health practitioners and take their advice
into account. 2-
The initial review
of review body, as required by paragraph 2 of principle 16 above, of a
decision to admit or retain a person as an involuntary patient shall take
place as soon as possible after that decision and shall be conducted in
accordance with simple and expeditious procedures as specified by domestic
law. 3-
The review body
shall periodically review the cases of involuntary patients at reasonable
intervals as specified by domestic law. 4-
An involuntary
patient may apply to the review body for release or voluntary status, at
reasonable intervals as specified by domestic law. 5-
At each review, the
review body shall consider whether the criteria for involuntary admission set
out in paragraph 1 of principle 16 above arc still satisfied, and, if not,
the patient shall be discharged as an involuntary patient. 6-
If at any time the
mental health practitioner responsible for the case is satisfied that the
conditions for the retention of a person as an involuntary patient arc no
longer satisfied, lie or she shall order the discharge of that person as such
a patient. 7-
A patient or his
personal representative or any interested person shall have the right to
appeal to a higher court against a decision that the patient be admitted to,
or be retained in, a mental health facility. §
Principle 18. Procedural safeguards
1-
The patient shall
be entitled to choose and appoint a counsel to represent the patient as such,
including presentation in any complaint procedure or appeal. If the patient
docs not secure such services, a counsel shall be made available without
payment by the patient to the extent that the patient lacks sufficient means
to pay. 2-
The patient shall
also be entitled to the assistance, if necessary, of the services of an
interpreter. Where such services are necessary and the patient does not
secure them, they be made available without payment by the patient to the
extent that the patient lacks sufficient means to pay. 3-
The patient and the
patient's counsel may request and procedure at any hearing an independent
mental health report and any other reports any oral, written and other
evidence that are relevant and admissible. 4-
Copies of the
patient's records and any reports and documents to be submitted shall be
given to the patient and to the patient's counsel, except in special cases
where it is determined that a specific disclosure to the patient would cause
serious harm to the patient's health or put at risk the safety of others. As
domestic law may provide, any document not given to the patient should, when
this can be done in confidence, be given to the patient's personal
representative and counsel. When any part of a document is withheld from a
patient, the patient or the patient's counsel, if any, shall receive notice
of the withholding and the reason for it and it shall be subject to judicial
review. 5-
The patient and the
patient's personal representative and counsel shall be entitled to attend,
participate and be heard personally in any hearing. 6-
If the patient or
patient's personal representative or counsel requests that a particular
person be present at a hearing, that person shall be admitted unless it is
determined that the person's presence could cause serious harm to the
patient's health or put at risk the safety of others. 7-
Any decision on
whether the hearing or any part of it shall be in public or in private and
may be publicly reported shall full consideration to the patient's own
wishes, to the need to respect the privacy of the patient and of other
persons and to the need to prevent serious harm to the patient's health or to
avoid putting at risk the safety of others. 8-
The decision
arising out of the hearing and the reasons for it shall be expressed in
writing. Copies shall be given to the patient and his or her personal
representative and counsel. In deciding whether the decision shall be
published in whole or in part, full consideration shall be given to the
patient's own wishes, to the need to respect his or her privacy and that of other
persons, to the public interest in the open administration of justice and to
the need to prevent serious harm to the patient's health or to avoid putting
at risk the safety of others. §
Principle 19. Access to information
1-
A patient (which term
in the present Principle includes a former patient) shall be entitled to have
access to the information concerning the patient in his or her health and
personal records maintained by a mental health facility. This right may be
subject to restrictions in order to prevent serious harm to the patient's
health or to avoid putting at risk the safety of others. As domestic law may
provide, any such information not given to the patient should, when this can
be done in confidence, be given to the patient's personal representative and
counsel. When any of the information is withhold from a patient, the patient
or the patient's counsel, if any, shall receive notice of the withholding and
the reasons for it and it shall subject to judicial review. 2-
Any written comments
by the patient or the patient’s personal representative or counsel shall, on
request, be inserted in the patient's file. §
Principle 20. Criminal offenders
1-
The present
Principle applies to persons serving sentences of imprisonment for criminal
offenses, or who art otherwise detained in the course of criminal proceedings
or investigations against them, and who are determined to have a mental
illness or who it is believed may have such an illness. 2-
Ail such persons
should receive the best available mental health care as provided in principle
1 above. The present Principles shall apply to them to the fullest extent
possible, with only such limited modifications and exceptions as arc
necessary in the circumstances. No such modifications and exceptions shah
prejudice the persons' rights under the instruments noted in paragraph 5 of
principle 1 above. 3-
Domestic
law may authorize a court or other competent authority, acting on the basis
of competent and independent medical advice, to order that such persons be
admitted to a mental health facility. 4-
Treatment
of persons determined to have a mental illness shall in all circumstances be
consistent with principle 11 above. §
Principle 21. Complaints
Every
patient and former patient shall have the right to make a complaint through
procedures as specified by domestic law. §
Principle 22. Monitoring and remedies
States shall
ensure that appropriate mechanisms are in force to promote compliance with
the present Principles, for the inspection of mental health facilities, for
the submission, investigation and resolution of complaints and for the
institution of appropriate disciplinary or judicial proceedings for
professional misconduct or violation of the rights of a patient. §
Principle 23. Implementation
1.
States should
implement the present Principles through appropriate legislative, judicial,
administrative, educational and other measures, which they shall review
periodically. 2.
States shall make
the present Principles widely known by appropriate and active means. §
Principle 24. Scope of principles
relating to mental health facilities
The present Principles
apply to all persons who arc admitted to a mental health facility. §
Principle 25. Saving of existing
rights
There shall
be no restriction upon or derogation from any existing rights of patients,
including rights recognized in applicable international or domestic law, on
the pretext that the present Principles do not recognize such rights or that
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The protection of persona with mental illness and
the improvement of mental health care
Resolution 46/119 Adopted by the General Assembly [on the
report of the Third Committee (AI461721)] The General Assembly, MINDFUL of the provisions of the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights, the International Covenant on Civil and
Political Rights, the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural
Rights and other relevant instruments, such as the Declaration on the Rights
of Disabled Persons and the Body of Principles for the Protection of All
Persons under Any Form of Detention or Imprisonment, RECALLING its resolution 33/53 of 14 December 1978, in which it requested the
Commission on Human Rights to urge the Subcommission on Prevention of
Discrimination and Protection of Minorities to undertake, as a matter of
priority, a study of the question of the protection of those detained on the
grounds of mental ill-health, with a view to formulating guidelines, RECALLING ALSO its resolution 45/92 of 14
December 1990, in which it welcomed the progress made by the working group of
the Commission on Human Rights in elaborating a draft body of principles for
the protection of persons with mental illness and for the improvement of
mental health care on the basis of a draft submitted to the Commission by the
Subcommission on Prevention of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities, TAKING NOTE of Commission on Human Rights resolution 1991/46 of 5 March 1991, in
which the Commission endorsed the draft body of principles that had been
submitted to it by the working group and decided to transmit it, as well as
the report of the working group, to the General Assembly, through the
Economic and Social Council, TAKING NOTE, ALSO of
Economic and Social Council in its resolution 1991/29 of 31 May 199 1, in
which the Council decided to submit the draft body of principles and the
report of the working group to the General Assembly, TAKING NOTE FURTHER of the recommendations of the Commission on Human Rights in its
resolution 1991/46 and of the Economic and Social Council resolution 1991129
that, on the adoption by the General Assembly of the draft body of
principles, the full text thereof should be given the widest possible
dissemination and that the introduction to the body of principles should at
the same time be published as an accompanying document for the benefit of
Governments and the public at large, TAKING NOTE of the
note by the Secretary-General, the annex to which contains the draft body of
principles and the introduction to the body of principles 1. Adopts the Principles for the Protection of Persons with Mental
Illness and for the improvement of Mental Health Care, the text of which is
contained in the annex to the present resolution; 2. Request the Secretary-General to include the
text of the Principles, together with the introduction, in the next edition
of the publication entitled «Human Rights: A Compilation of International
Instruments»; 3. Requests the Secretary-General to give the Principles the widest
possible dissemination and to ensure that the introduction is published at
the same time as an accompanying document for the benefit of Governments and
the public at large. 7Sth plenary meeting 17 December 1991 |
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