Ghana: End Chaining for Mental Health Conditions

Click to expand Image A woman with a real or perceived mental health condition with a chain around her ankle at a prayer camp in Easter region, Ghana, October 2023. She said, “I sleep with the chain on my leg. I am not feeling comfortable.” © 2023 Elizabeth Kamundia/Human Rights Watch (Accra) – Ghana’s 2017 ban on shackling people with psychosocial disabilities – or mental health conditions – has not halted the practice, Human Rights Watch said today. The government has not adequately resourced the enforcement mechanisms to monitor compliance by faith-based centers where people are being…

© Human Rights Watch - lundi 30 octobre 2023