Mental Health and Human Rights

A/HRC/RES/32/18No PDF available

Who created this mandate?

A Resolution of the General Assembly, under agenda item 3Promotion and protection of all human rights, civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, including the right to development, published in 2016.

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5 versions · 2016–2026

This is an older version — the most recent is A/HRC/RES/61/18

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9 topics

Anti-Discrimination Measures Health Policy Human Rights Human Rights Policy Mental Health Mental Health Services Persons with Mental Disabilities Report Preparation Technical Cooperation

What does this mandate say?

7 operative paragraphs

Reaffirms the obligation of States to promote and protect all human rights and fundamental freedoms and to ensure that policies and services relating to mental health comply with international human rights norms;

Recognizes the need for States to take active steps to fully integrate a human rights perspective into mental health and community services, particularly with a view to eliminating all forms of violence and discrimination within that context, and to promote the right of everyone to full inclusion and effective participation in society;

Requests the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to prepare a report on the integration of a human rights perspective into mental health and the realization of the human rights and fundamental freedoms of persons with mental health conditions or psychosocial disabilities, including persons using mental health and community services, and to submit the report to the Human Rights Council at its thirty-fourth session, in which the High Commissioner:

Identifies existing challenges and emerging good practices, and makes recommendations in that regard;

Identifies ways and means for strengthening technical assistance and capacity-building, taking into account existing activities and experiences in this area, in consultation with and with the consent of the States concerned;

Encourages the High Commissioner, when preparing the above report, to liaise with and seek the views of Member States and all other relevant stakeholders, as appropriate, including relevant United Nations bodies, agencies, funds and programmes, in particular the World Health Organization, special procedures, in particular the Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health and the Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities, the treaty bodies, national human rights institutions and civil society;

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