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SIGN: BREAK THE CHAINS
WHAT?
A campaign to collect signatures against the use of punitive measures, chaining, confinement and the like in people with mental health problems.
WHO?
Thousands are affected by this practice that affects people with mental health problems in more than 60 countries on all continents. The campaign Break the chains is being launched by the NGO Humans Rights Watch.
HOW?
Via signature form to give visibility to this problem.
WHERE?
The problem is global. There are cases on every continent, in over 60 countries, including: Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, China, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Liberia, Mexico, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Palestine, the self-proclaimed independent state of Somaliland , South Sudan and Yemen. The signature collection campaign takes place on the Humans Rights Watch website.
WHEN?
From now until reaching the goal, currently set at 20,000 signatures.
HOW MANY?
The goal is 20,000 signatures, although this can be increased.
WHY?
Hundreds of thousands of people with mental health problems are in chains around the world, according to a report by Human Rights Watch. People with a mental health-related condition are chained or locked up in confined spaces for weeks, months, and even years in some 60 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas.
Despite advances in several countries with regard to mental health care, chainings continue to be a largely hidden problem. There is no data or coordinated international or regional efforts to eradicate the chains. This brutal and anti-scientific practice must be eradicated for violating Human Rights.