Reversing hard won victories in the name of human rights: a critique of the General Comment on Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

被引：153

作者：

Freeman, Melvyn Colin ^{[1
,2
]}

Kolappa, Kavitha ^{[3
]}

de Almeida, Jose Miguel Caldas ^{[4
]}

Kleinman, Arthur ^{[5
]}

Makhashvili, Nino ^{[6
]}

Phakathi, Sifiso ^{[1
]}

Saraceno, Benedetto ^{[4
]}

Thornicroft, Graham ^{[7
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Dept Hlth, ZA-0001 Pretoria, South Africa

[2] Univ Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

[3] Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Boston, MA 02114 USA

[4] Univ Nova Lisboa, Fac Ciencias Med, P-1200 Lisbon, Portugal

[5] Harvard Univ, Sch Med, Boston, MA USA

[6] Ilia State Univ, Tbilisi, Georgia

[7] Kings Coll London, Inst Psychiat Psychol & Neurosci, Ctr Global Mental Hlth, London WC2R 2LS, England

来源：

LANCET PSYCHIATRY | 2015年 / 2卷 / 09期

基金：

美国国家卫生研究院;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00218-7

中图分类号：

R749 [精神病学];

学科分类号：

100205 ;

摘要：

The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is a major milestone in safeguarding the rights of persons with disabilities. However, the General Comment on Article 12 of the CRPD threatens to undermine critical rights for persons with mental disabilities, including the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, access to justice, the right to liberty, and the right to life. Stigma and discrimination might also increase. Much hinges on the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities' view that all persons have legal capacity at all times irrespective of mental status, and hence involuntary admission and treatment, substitute decision-making, and diversion from the criminal justice system are deemed indefensible. The General Comment requires urgent consideration with the full participation of practitioners and a broad range of user and family groups.

引用

页码：844 / 850

页数：7

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