On Mental Health Day, End Coercion, Embrace Dignity

By Human Rights Watch

Click to expand Image Kaola Baird racing with teammates at the Dragon Boat Race Festival in September 2021. Baird works in Toronto as a fitness instructor and yoga coach who supports others through their path in mental health recovery. © 2021 Samer Muscati/Human Rights Watch Hauwa, a 25-year-old woman, was lying on the floor, shackled, and barely alive when Human Rights Watch found her in November 2024 in a state-run institution in Kano, Nigeria. She was deaf and had a mental health condition. She died a day later.Human Rights Watch has documented coercive mental healthcare practices,…

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