
Shackling
Around the world, hundreds of thousands of people with psychosocial disabilities (mental health conditions) have been shackled—chained or locked in confined spaces—at least once in their lives. Many are held in sheds, cages, or animal shelters and are forced to eat, sleep, urinate, and defecate in the same area. Men, women, and children as young as 10, are shackled in over 60 countries. People with psychosocial disabilities can be shackled for weeks, months, or years due to stigma and inadequate support and mental health services. They can be shackled in homes or locked in overcrowded state-run or private institutions, as well as traditional or religious healing centers where they are forced to fast, face physical and sexual abuse, and receive involuntary treatment.
Videos
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Nigeria: People With Mental Health Conditions Chained, Abused
Ban Chaining; Provide Mental Health Services
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Indonesia: Shackling Reduced, But Persists
Oversight Crucial to End Abuse of People with Disabilities
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News
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UN Message to Ghana on Mental Health Care
At Human Rights Council, Countries Condemn the Practice of Shackling
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Shackled in Ghana for Mental Health Conditions
They Broke Her Spirit but Should Instead Break the Chains
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Ghana: Chaining People with Mental Health Conditions Persists
Enforce Ban on Shackling; Provide Community-Based Services
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